Jim Barnett vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Jim Barnett, 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.

Jim Barnett played 11 years in the NBA, 8 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Jim Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Jim Barnett 11 5 1966-67 to 1976-77
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1966-672021-22
Team Boston CelticsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Jim Barnett 48 8.0 4.1 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.6 4.4 .370 - - - 0.9 1.3 .677
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 %
Jim Barnett 5 5.2 2.8 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 1.2 4.2 .286 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1967-682022-23
Team San Diego RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jim Barnett 47 22.7 9.4 - - 3.3 2.9 - - - 2.1 3.8 9.7 .393 - - - 1.8 2.5 .712
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 %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1968-692023-24
Team San Diego RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisThunder 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 %
Jim Barnett 80 29.3 14.5 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.0 5.8 13.7 .425 - - - 2.9 3.9 .752
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 %
Jim Barnett 6 8.5 4.2 - - 0.5 1.2 - - - 0.8 1.5 3.8 .391 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875
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

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1969-70-
Team San Diego Rockets-
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 %
Jim Barnett 80 26.3 14.9 - - 3.8 3.6 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.5 .451 - - - 3.6 4.6 .790
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1970-71-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Jim Barnett 78 30.4 18.5 - - 4.8 4.1 - - - 2.4 7.2 16.4 .436 - - - 4.2 5.2 .811
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1971-72-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Jim Barnett 80 27.5 12.4 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 11.4 .409 - - - 3.1 3.7 .836
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 39.4 21.6 - - 4.0 5.2 - - - 4.0 7.8 18.2 .429 - - - 6.0 8.2 .732
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1972-73-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Jim Barnett 82 27.0 11.8 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 1.8 4.8 10.3 .467 - - - 2.2 2.6 .843
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 11 30.5 13.0 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 2.5 5.5 13.4 .408 - - - 2.1 2.5 .852
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1973-74-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Jim Barnett 77 21.9 11.5 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 - 1.9 4.5 9.8 .464 - - - 2.4 2.9 .814
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Jim Barnett 73 24.3 10.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.9 8.9 .437 - - - 2.7 3.3 .836
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 3 19.7 10.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 - 2.0 4.3 7.0 .619 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Jim Barnett 71 14.5 5.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 5.2 .442 - - - 1.3 1.6 .789
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jim Barnett Josh Giddey
Season 1976-77-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jim Barnett 16 14.4 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 - 1.8 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------