Josh Giddey vs. Johnny McCarthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Johnny McCarthy 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.
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, 3 less than Johnny McCarthy, who played 6. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Johnny McCarthy had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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 |
| Johnny McCarthy |
6 |
3 |
1956-57 to 1963-64 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Josh Giddey |
Johnny McCarthy |
| Season |
2021-22 | 1956-57 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Rochester Royals |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
| Johnny McCarthy |
72 |
21.7 |
6.6 |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1957-58.
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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 |
| Johnny McCarthy |
47 |
38.9 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
4.8 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.7 |
.667 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
| Johnny McCarthy |
75 |
31.8 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.2 |
9.7 |
.329 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.659 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| 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 |
| Johnny McCarthy |
14 |
40.4 |
8.1 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
.406 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.750 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
79 |
31.9 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.4 |
9.4 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.9 |
.540 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
12 |
19.7 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.345 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
15 |
22.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
.247 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.444 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1962-63.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
28 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.385 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Josh Giddey |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny McCarthy |
1 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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