Alex English vs. Tyrese Haliburton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Haliburton and Alex English, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Tyrese Haliburton, who played 5. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Tyrese Haliburton had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 achievements, 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Tyrese Haliburton 5 2 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex English Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+2+19.3+7.8+0.4+0.6+0.2+4.9+1.0+0.2-0.1+2.8+6.1+.005+.090
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Tyrese Haliburton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex English Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+5+16.1+5.7+1.0+0.1+0.8+6.6+1.2+0.1-0.9-0.6+1.4+4.1+.069+0.8+0.8+.115
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Tyrese Haliburton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Alex English Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+25+0.3+4.7+2.5+1.9+4.4+7.1+0.7+0.6-0.1-1.4+0.4+1.4+.021+1.0+0.8+.119
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Tyrese Haliburton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Alex English Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+9+1.4+3.2+2.9+0.9+3.9+8.0+0.3+0.1-0.4-1.5+0.1+0.9+.020+2.8+7.7+.031+0.1+0.1+.066
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5
Alex English Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1980-812024-25
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+8+4.6+5.2+2.8+1.6+4.5+5.6+0.1+0.5-1.4-1.8+3.0+5.4+.021+3.0+7.6+.212+2.2+2.7+.001
Tyrese Haliburton 73 33.6 18.6 0.6 3.0 3.5 9.2 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.3 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 7.7 .388 2.6 3.0 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Tyrese Haliburton 23 33.6 17.3 0.3 5.0 5.3 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 6.3 13.7 .463 2.3 6.9 .340 2.3 2.8 .828

Additional Years

* Alex English played 10 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1982 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Tyrese Haliburton, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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