Darrell Griffith vs. Tyrese Haliburton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Haliburton and Darrell Griffith, 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.

Darrell Griffith played 10 years in the NBA, 6 more than Tyrese Haliburton, who played 4. Darrell Griffith had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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 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
Darrell Griffith 10 6 1980-81 to 1990-91
Tyrese Haliburton 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Utah JazzSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Darrell Griffith 81 35.4 20.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.4 1.3 0.5 2.9 2.7 8.8 19.1 .464 0.1 0.6 .192 2.8 4.0 .716
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Utah JazzSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Darrell Griffith 80 32.5 19.8 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.7 8.6 17.9 .482 0.2 0.7 .288 2.4 3.4 .697
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
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 %
Darrell Griffith 77 36.2 22.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 2.4 9.8 20.2 .484 0.5 1.7 .288 2.2 3.2 .679
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Darrell Griffith 82 32.3 20.0 1.2 3.0 4.1 3.5 1.4 0.3 3.0 2.5 8.5 17.4 .490 1.1 3.1 .361 1.8 2.6 .696
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 11 37.9 19.2 1.5 4.5 5.9 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.8 2.2 7.4 16.6 .443 1.5 4.1 .356 3.0 4.4 .688
Tyrese Haliburton 9 36.3 19.0 1.2 4.0 5.2 8.9 1.3 0.4 2.6 0.9 7.1 15.1 .471 3.4 9.6 .360 1.3 1.6 .857

Season 5

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1984-85-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Darrell Griffith 78 35.6 22.6 1.6 2.8 4.4 3.1 1.7 0.4 3.2 2.3 9.3 20.4 .457 1.2 3.3 .358 2.8 3.8 .725
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 10 34.0 17.5 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.1 7.2 15.8 .456 1.3 3.6 .361 1.8 2.5 .720
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Note: Darrell Griffith didn't play in 1985-86.

Season 6

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1986-87-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Darrell Griffith 76 24.3 15.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 6.1 13.7 .446 0.9 2.6 .335 2.0 2.8 .703
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 5 20.8 13.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 2.4 1.0 4.8 13.0 .369 1.2 3.0 .400 2.8 3.8 .737
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1987-88-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Darrell Griffith 52 20.2 11.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.1 1.3 2.0 4.8 11.3 .429 0.5 2.0 .275 1.1 1.8 .641
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1988-89-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Darrell Griffith 82 29.0 13.8 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.1 5.7 12.7 .446 0.7 2.4 .311 1.7 2.2 .780
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 3 23.7 15.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.7 2.3 6.7 16.3 .408 2.0 6.3 .316 0.0 0.0 -
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1989-90-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Darrell Griffith 82 17.6 8.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.7 7.9 .464 1.0 2.6 .372 0.6 1.0 .654
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 5 19.4 9.4 1.2 3.0 4.2 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 3.8 8.4 .452 1.0 1.8 .556 0.8 1.0 .800
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Darrell Griffith Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1990-91-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Darrell Griffith 75 13.4 5.7 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 5.9 .391 0.6 1.8 .348 0.5 0.6 .756
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Griffith 3 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.7 2.3 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------