Calvin Garrett vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Calvin Garrett, 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.

Calvin Garrett played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Calvin Garrett had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Calvin Garrett 4 2 1980-81 to 1983-84
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Calvin Garrett Josh Giddey
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA 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 %
Calvin Garrett 70 23.4 6.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.4 2.7 5.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 0.9 .806
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 %
Calvin Garrett 13 9.0 1.9 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .875
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Calvin Garrett Josh Giddey
Season 1981-822022-23
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 %
Calvin Garrett 51 16.8 4.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 4.7 .434 0.1 0.2 .300 0.3 0.5 .654
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 %
Calvin Garrett 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Calvin Garrett Josh Giddey
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Calvin Garrett 4 8.5 2.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
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 %
Calvin Garrett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey 9 19.0 9.4 0.4 3.1 3.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.7 8.0 .458 1.3 3.6 .375 0.8 0.9 .875

Season 4
Calvin Garrett Josh Giddey
Season 1983-84-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Calvin Garrett 41 11.7 4.6 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 1.0 .769
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Calvin Garrett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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