Josh Giddey vs. Darvin Ham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Darvin Ham and Josh Giddey, 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.

Josh Giddey played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Darvin Ham, who played 8. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Darvin Ham had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Darvin Ham 8 4 1996-97 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDenver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers
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 %
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
Darvin Ham 36 8.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.6 0.9 1.7 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .486
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
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 %
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
Darvin Ham 71 8.9 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.7 0.8 1.5 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .473
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------

Note: Darvin Ham didn't play in 1998-99.

Season 3
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDBucks 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 %
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
Darvin Ham 35 22.6 5.1 2.4 2.5 4.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.9 2.0 3.7 .555 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.2 .449
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Darvin Ham 5 28.8 5.0 3.4 2.4 5.8 1.4 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.4 2.2 3.4 .647 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.8 .333

Season 4
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season -2000-01
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 29 18.6 3.8 1.9 2.2 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.9 1.3 2.8 .488 0.1 0.1 .667 1.0 1.7 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 14 9.4 2.1 0.7 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 0.6 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .550

Season 5
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season -2001-02
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 70 17.3 4.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.5 1.7 3.0 .569 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.8 .504
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season -2002-03
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 75 12.3 2.4 1.0 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.7 0.9 2.1 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .481
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season -2003-04
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 54 9.0 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.4 .493 0.0 0.0 .500 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 22 4.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Josh Giddey Darvin Ham
Season -2004-05
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 47 5.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 .459 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .387
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Darvin Ham 14 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
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