Josh Giddey vs. Mario Hezonja Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mario Hezonja 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, 2 less than Mario Hezonja, who played 5. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Mario Hezonja had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 |
Mario Hezonja |
5 |
1 |
2015-16 to 2019-20 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Josh Giddey |
Mario Hezonja |
Season |
2021-22 | 2015-16 |
Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Orlando Magic |
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 |
Mario Hezonja |
79 |
17.9 |
6.1 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.433 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.349 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.907 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mario Hezonja |
65 |
14.8 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
.355 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.299 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.800 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Mario Hezonja |
75 |
22.1 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
8.2 |
.442 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.337 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.819 |
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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 |
Mario Hezonja |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
58 |
20.8 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.412 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.276 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
.763 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
53 |
16.4 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.422 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.308 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.814 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mario Hezonja |
5 |
13.6 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.409 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.286 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.750 |