Bob Fitzgerald vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Bob Fitzgerald, 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.

Bob Fitzgerald played 2 years in the NBA, 1 less than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Bob Fitzgerald had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Bob Fitzgerald 2 2 1946-47 to 1948-49
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Fitzgerald Josh Giddey
Season 1946-472021-22
Team Toronto Huskies, New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost SemifinalsDid 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 %
Bob Fitzgerald 60 - 3.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.6 1.2 6.0 .193 - - - 1.4 2.2 .623
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 %
Bob Fitzgerald 5 - 1.0 - - - 0.2 - - - 0.6 0.2 1.8 .111 - - - 0.6 0.8 .750
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Bob Fitzgerald didn't play in 1947-48.

Season 2

Bob Fitzgerald Josh Giddey
Season 1948-492022-23
Team Rochester RoyalsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bob Fitzgerald 18 - 1.1 - - - 0.7 - - - 1.4 0.3 1.6 .207 - - - 0.4 0.6 .700
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 %
Bob Fitzgerald 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Fitzgerald Josh Giddey
Season -2023-24
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 %
Bob Fitzgerald ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Fitzgerald ------- --- ----------
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