Josh Giddey vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and Josh Giddey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Josh Giddey

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Gene James 95

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 87 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 36 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Josh Giddey 21 Gene James 2

Total Steals Josh Giddey 2 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 4 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Josh Giddey 10 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .453 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .353 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .875 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 8.7 (2024) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 3.6 (2024) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 2.1 (2024) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.4 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.