Josh Giddey vs. Tristan Thompson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Tristan Thompson 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 Rankings / Games against each other
Filter: Career Stats - Bulls

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and Tristan Thompson, with 14 seasons played from 2012 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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. Tristan Thompson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
164th
+300th
85th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
273rd
+300th
117th
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Josh Giddey vs. Tristan Thompson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson
Points
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
--
160th
+300th
203rd
Assists
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
293rd

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 Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,405 vs. 6,8222,417
Rebounds
+300th
164th
+136 2,314 vs. 6,4284,114
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,905 vs. 8001,105
Steals
+300th
+300th
266 vs. 378112
Blocks
+300th
273rd
+27 150 vs. 526376
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
51st
+249 515 vs. 2,5091,994
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
176th
+124 1,799 vs. 3,9192,120
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,754 vs. 2,7581,004
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,770 vs. 5,3081,538
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
360 vs. 10350
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,071 vs. 421,029
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
537 vs. 1,296759
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
705 vs. 2,1891,484

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
303 vs. 819516
Seasons
+300th
300th
+0 5 vs. 138

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
87 vs. 687600
Rebounds
+300th
85th
+215 36 vs. 768732
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 8160
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 3129
Blocks
+300th
117th
+183 4 vs. 7672
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 7 vs. 334327
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 29 vs. 434405
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 261227
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
75 vs. 469394
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
12 vs. 012
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 133
Free Throws Made
+300th
300th
+0 7 vs. 165158
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
236th
+64 8 vs. 269261

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
141st
+159 10 vs. 10797
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 1 vs. 98

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
14.54 vs. 8.336.21
Rebounds per game
--
160th
7.64 vs. 7.850.21
Assists per game
--
+300th
6.29 vs. 0.985.31
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.88 vs. 0.460.42
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.640.15
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
27th
1.70 vs. 3.061.36
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
174th
5.94 vs. 4.791.15
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
5.79 vs. 3.372.42
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
12.44 vs. 6.485.96
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.19 vs. 0.011.18
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.53 vs. 0.053.48
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.77 vs. 1.580.19
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.33 vs. 2.670.35

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
8.70 vs. 6.422.28
Rebounds per game
+300th
203rd
+97 3.60 vs. 7.183.58
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 0.761.34
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.290.09
Blocks per game
+300th
293rd
+7 0.40 vs. 0.710.31
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 0.70 vs. 3.122.42
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
265th
+35 2.90 vs. 4.061.16
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.40 vs. 2.440.96
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
7.50 vs. 4.383.12
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.001.20
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 0.013.39
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.540.84
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 2.511.71

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.