Josh Giddey vs. Oscar Robertson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Oscar Robertson all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Oscar Robertson, with 14 seasons played from 1961 to 1974, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. Oscar Robertson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson
Points
+300th
15th
+300th
76th
Rebounds
+300th
85th
+300th
156th
Assists
+300th
9th
+300th
31st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years414110

Josh Giddey vs. Oscar Robertson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson
Points
--
12th
+300th
54th
Rebounds
--
190th
+300th
246th
Assists
--
4th
+300th
5th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.
* Some years in Oscar Robertson's career don't have data for these stats.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
15th
+285 3,942 vs. 26,71022,768
Rebounds
+300th
85th
+215 2,100 vs. 7,8045,704
Assists
+300th
9th
+291 1,703 vs. 9,8878,184
Steals
+300th
+300th
244 vs. 77167
Blocks
+300th
+300th
140 vs. 4136
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
484 vs. 71413
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,616 vs. 2081,408
Field Goals Made
+300th
20th
+280 1,593 vs. 9,5087,915
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
21st
+279 3,433 vs. 19,62016,187
3-Pointers Made
+300th
n/a
319 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
n/a
968 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
6th
+294 437 vs. 7,6947,257
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
10th
+290 572 vs. 9,1858,613

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
129th
+171 280 vs. 1,040760
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 4 vs. 1410

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
2nd
32 18 vs. 181163

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
8th
0 vs. 7777
50+ point games
-
49th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
76th
+224 87 vs. 1,9101,823
Rebounds
+300th
156th
+144 36 vs. 578542
Assists
+300th
31st
+269 21 vs. 769748
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 1513
Blocks
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 40
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 158
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 3910
Field Goals Made
+300th
89th
+211 34 vs. 675641
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
92nd
+208 75 vs. 1,4661,391
3-Pointers Made
+300th
n/a
12 vs. 0
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
n/a
34 vs. 0
Free Throws Made
+300th
47th
+253 7 vs. 560553
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
54th
+246 8 vs. 655647

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
245th
+55 10 vs. 8676
Playoffs
+300th
154th
+146 1 vs. 109

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
11th
0 vs. 88

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
37th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
12th
14.08 vs. 25.6811.60
Rebounds per game
--
190th
7.50 vs. 7.500.00
Assists per game
--
4th
6.08 vs. 9.513.42
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.87 vs. 1.100.23
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.060.44
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 1.010.71
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.77 vs. 2.972.80
Field Goals Made per game
--
17th
5.69 vs. 9.143.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
19th
12.26 vs. 18.876.60
3-Pointers Made per game
--
n/a
1.14 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
n/a
3.46 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
--
4th
1.56 vs. 7.405.84
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
9th
2.04 vs. 8.836.79

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Oscar Robertson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
54th
+246 8.70 vs. 22.2113.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
246th
+54 3.60 vs. 6.723.12
Assists per game
+300th
5th
+295 2.10 vs. 8.946.84
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.940.74
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.250.15
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.940.24
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.90 vs. 2.440.46
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
73rd
+227 3.40 vs. 7.854.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
78th
+222 7.50 vs. 17.059.55
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
n/a
1.20 vs. 0.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
n/a
3.40 vs. 0.00
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.70 vs. 6.515.81
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
33rd
+267 0.80 vs. 7.626.82

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.