Richard Anderson vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey and Richard Anderson, 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.

Richard Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Josh Giddey, who played 3. Richard Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Richard Anderson 6 4 1982-83 to 1989-90
Josh Giddey 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1982-832021-22
Team San Diego ClippersOklahoma 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 %
Richard Anderson 78 16.3 5.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.2 2.2 5.5 .404 0.1 0.2 .368 0.6 0.9 .696
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 %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Denver NuggetsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Richard Anderson 78 17.7 8.5 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 2.3 3.5 8.2 .426 0.0 0.2 .158 1.5 1.9 .773
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 %
Richard Anderson 4 9.3 4.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.3 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Note: Richard Anderson didn't play in 1984-85 and 1985-86.

Season 3
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 51 6.1 2.8 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.6 .759
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 %
Richard Anderson 5 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Josh Giddey 8 19.9 9.3 0.4 3.3 3.6 2.3 0.3 0.5 1.4 1.0 3.5 8.0 .438 1.4 3.6 .379 0.9 1.0 .875

Season 4
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1987-88-
Team Houston Rockets, 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 %
Richard Anderson 74 18.2 6.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 5.9 .390 0.6 2.0 .320 0.8 1.0 .753
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 21.0 10.7 1.7 2.7 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 3.7 3.7 8.0 .458 2.0 4.7 .429 1.3 1.3 1.000
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1988-89-
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 %
Richard Anderson 72 15.0 5.2 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.8 .417 0.7 2.0 .348 0.4 0.5 .842
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson 3 11.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Richard Anderson Josh Giddey
Season 1989-90-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Richard Anderson 54 11.2 4.3 0.6 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.9 .417 0.7 1.9 .370 0.3 0.4 .783
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richard Anderson ------- --- ----------
Josh Giddey ------- --- ----------
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