Anthony Bowie vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Anthony Bowie, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Anthony Bowie played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Anthony Bowie had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Bowie 8 5 1988-89 to 1997-98
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1988-892021-22
Team San Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 18 24.3 8.6 1.4 1.7 3.1 1.6 1.0 0.2 1.2 2.4 4.0 8.0 .500 0.1 0.3 .200 0.6 0.8 .667
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 66 13.9 4.3 0.5 1.2 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.2 1.8 4.4 .406 0.1 0.3 .286 0.6 0.8 .741
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Anthony Bowie didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 3
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Orlando MagicOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 52 33.1 14.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 3.1 1.1 0.7 2.1 1.9 6.0 12.2 .493 0.3 0.8 .386 2.3 2.6 .860
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 4
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1992-93-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 77 22.9 8.0 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.7 3.5 7.4 .471 0.2 0.6 .313 0.9 1.1 .798
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1993-94-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 70 13.5 4.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.2 2.0 4.1 .481 0.0 0.3 .056 0.6 0.7 .837
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 2 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1994-95-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 77 16.4 5.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.8 2.3 4.8 .480 0.2 0.5 .300 0.8 0.9 .836
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 17 6.9 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.5 .500 0.3 0.4 .714 0.5 0.5 .889
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1995-96-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 74 14.6 4.2 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.7 3.7 .471 0.2 0.4 .387 0.5 0.6 .870
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 12 12.7 2.5 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.3 .481 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Anthony Bowie didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 8
Anthony Bowie Josh Giddey
Season 1997-98-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 27 8.3 2.8 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.2 .542 0.1 0.1 .750 0.3 0.3 .889
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Anthony Bowie 7 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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