Francisco Elson vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein and Francisco Elson, 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.

Francisco Elson played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Isaiah Hartenstein, who played 6. Francisco Elson had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Isaiah Hartenstein had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Francisco Elson 9 4 2003-04 to 2011-12
Isaiah Hartenstein 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Francisco Elson 62 14.1 3.5 1.0 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 1.5 3.2 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .667
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson 4 14.3 3.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 3.5 1.8 3.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
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 %
Francisco Elson 67 14.0 3.7 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.2 .468 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.2 .570
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Francisco Elson 72 21.9 4.9 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.9 2.1 3.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .662
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson 5 15.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.6 2.6 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2006-072021-22
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Francisco Elson 70 19.0 5.0 1.2 3.6 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.6 2.1 4.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .775
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson 20 11.5 3.3 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 2.1 1.3 2.2 .591 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.0 .700
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2007-082022-23
Team San Antonio Spurs, Seattle SupersonicsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
Francisco Elson 63 12.9 3.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.5 3.7 .390 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .703
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Season 6

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Francisco Elson 59 16.6 3.4 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.4 2.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.7 .846
Isaiah Hartenstein 75 25.3 7.8 3.3 5.1 8.3 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 3.1 4.9 .644 0.0 0.0 .333 1.5 2.1 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 12 29.8 9.2 3.8 4.0 7.8 3.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.1 3.8 6.2 .608 0.1 0.2 .500 1.6 1.8 .864

Season 7

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2009-10-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Francisco Elson 12 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .400
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2010-11-
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 %
Francisco Elson 62 9.8 2.2 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.4 0.9 1.8 .478 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .839
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Francisco Elson Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 2011-12-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Francisco Elson 5 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Elson ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------