Tyrese Haliburton vs. Jim Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Tucker and Tyrese Haliburton, 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.

Tyrese Haliburton played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jim Tucker, who played 3. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jim Tucker had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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
Tyrese Haliburton 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jim Tucker 3 2 1954-55 to 1956-57

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Haliburton Jim Tucker
Season 2020-211954-55
Team Sacramento KingsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 58 30.1 13.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 1.4 5.0 10.7 .472 2.1 5.1 .409 0.8 1.0 .857
Jim Tucker 20 14.4 5.3 - - 4.9 0.6 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.8 .336 - - - 1.4 1.9 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Jim Tucker 9 6.6 2.7 - - 1.7 0.1 - - - 1.4 0.9 3.0 .296 - - - 0.9 1.0 .889

Season 2

Tyrese Haliburton Jim Tucker
Season 2021-221955-56
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 77 35.0 15.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 5.6 11.8 .473 2.1 5.1 .414 2.1 2.5 .842
Jim Tucker 70 12.8 3.8 - - 3.3 0.5 - - - 2.4 1.4 4.1 .348 - - - 0.9 1.2 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Jim Tucker 6 12.0 5.3 - - 4.2 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.2 5.7 .382 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 3

Tyrese Haliburton Jim Tucker
Season 2022-231956-57
Team Indiana PacersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 56 33.6 20.7 0.6 3.1 3.7 10.4 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 7.4 15.0 .490 2.9 7.2 .400 3.1 3.6 .871
Jim Tucker 9 13.2 3.8 - - 2.2 0.2 - - - 2.9 1.9 4.9 .386 - - - 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Jim Tucker ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tyrese Haliburton Jim Tucker
Season 2023-24-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 69 32.2 20.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 10.9 1.2 0.7 2.3 1.1 7.2 15.2 .477 2.8 7.8 .364 2.8 3.3 .855
Jim Tucker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 15 34.8 18.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 8.2 1.3 0.7 2.1 0.9 7.0 14.3 .488 3.5 9.3 .379 1.1 1.3 .850
Jim Tucker ------- --- ----------