Josh Giddey vs. Sean Rooks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sean Rooks 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, 9 less than Sean Rooks, who played 12. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Sean Rooks had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Sean Rooks 12 4 1992-93 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season 2021-221992-93
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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
Sean Rooks 72 29.0 13.5 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.5 1.1 2.2 2.8 5.1 10.4 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 5.4 .602
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season 2022-231993-94
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
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
Sean Rooks 47 26.7 11.4 1.8 3.7 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.3 4.1 8.4 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.5 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season 2023-241994-95
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid 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 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
Sean Rooks 80 30.1 10.9 2.1 4.0 6.1 1.2 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.6 3.6 7.7 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.8 .761
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
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -1995-96
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 65 17.2 6.5 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.2 4.4 .505 0.0 0.1 .143 2.1 3.1 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 10 14.0 4.5 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 3.5 1.6 2.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .619

Season 5
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -1996-97
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 69 10.7 3.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.3 2.7 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 8 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.5 1.1 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 6
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -1997-98
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 41 10.4 3.4 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.7 1.1 2.5 .455 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.9 .595
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 4 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -1998-99
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 36 8.8 2.7 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.7 0.9 2.2 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 7 6.7 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833

Season 8
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -1999-00
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 71 14.1 4.4 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.4 1.7 4.0 .431 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -2000-01
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 82 18.9 5.4 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.9 2.4 2.1 4.8 .428 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.7 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -2001-02
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 61 11.9 3.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.3 3.2 .418 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -2002-03
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 70 19.2 4.2 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.5 1.8 4.2 .421 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Josh Giddey Sean Rooks
Season -2003-04
Team -New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic
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 ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks 55 10.8 2.6 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.6 1.0 2.7 .358 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Sean Rooks ------- --- ----------
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