Mitchell Butler vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Mitchell Butler, 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.

Mitchell Butler played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Mitchell Butler had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Mitchell Butler 8 1 1993-94 to 2003-04
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Mitchell Butler 75 17.6 6.9 1.4 1.6 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.7 2.8 5.6 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.4 .578
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 %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma 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 %
Mitchell Butler 76 20.4 7.9 0.6 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.8 6.7 .421 0.6 1.9 .326 1.6 2.4 .665
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 %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Washington BulletsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Mitchell Butler 61 14.1 3.9 0.5 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.7 1.4 3.8 .384 0.2 1.0 .217 0.8 1.4 .578
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 %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1996-97-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Mitchell Butler 49 9.5 3.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.1 2.6 .416 0.2 0.8 .308 0.7 1.0 .640
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mitchell Butler 2 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1997-98-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Mitchell Butler 18 11.4 2.1 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 .319 0.1 0.3 .167 0.3 0.6 .600
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 1998-99-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Mitchell Butler 31 13.5 5.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 2.2 4.5 .482 0.4 0.9 .379 0.7 1.0 .719
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Mitchell Butler didn't play in 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Season 7
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 2001-02-
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 %
Mitchell Butler 11 8.2 2.6 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.1 .435 0.1 0.3 .333 0.7 1.1 .667
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Mitchell Butler didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 8
Mitchell Butler Josh Giddey
Season 2003-04-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Mitchell Butler 41 13.5 3.3 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.0 .435 0.3 0.7 .367 0.4 0.6 .625
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mitchell Butler ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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