George Hill vs. Don Putman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Putman and George Hill, 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.

George Hill played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Don Putman, who played 4. George Hill had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Don Putman had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
George Hill 15 13 2008-09 to 2022-23
Don Putman 4 3 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2008-091946-47
Team San Antonio SpursSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdBombers Lost 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 %
George Hill 77 16.5 5.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.8 .403 0.3 0.9 .329 1.5 1.9 .781
Don Putman 58 - 6.6 - - - 0.5 - - - 1.8 2.7 10.9 .246 - - - 1.2 1.8 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 4 19.0 5.8 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.8 2.0 .375 1.5 1.8 .857
Don Putman 3 - 5.0 - - - 0.3 - - - 2.3 2.3 8.0 .292 - - - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 2
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2009-101947-48
Team San Antonio SpursSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisBombers Lost Semifinals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 78 29.2 12.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.8 4.5 9.5 .478 1.0 2.4 .399 2.3 3.0 .772
Don Putman 42 - 6.4 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.3 2.5 9.5 .263 - - - 1.4 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 34.4 13.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.6 10.2 .451 1.1 2.9 .379 3.1 3.7 .838
Don Putman 7 - 3.3 - - - 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.1 6.3 .182 - - - 1.0 1.7 .583

Season 3
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2010-111948-49
Team San Antonio SpursSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdBombers Lost West Div 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 %
George Hill 76 28.3 11.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 1.0 2.7 .377 3.1 3.6 .863
Don Putman 59 - 4.2 - - - 2.4 - - - 2.2 1.7 5.6 .297 - - - 0.9 1.6 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 6 31.5 11.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 8.3 .400 0.7 2.5 .267 4.3 5.0 .867
Don Putman 2 - 2.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 5.5 .182 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000

Season 4
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2011-121949-50
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
George Hill 50 25.5 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.4 7.6 .442 1.1 2.9 .367 1.8 2.3 .778
Don Putman 57 - 2.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 2.0 0.9 3.5 .255 - - - 0.6 0.9 .635
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 11 31.5 13.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.2 0.3 2.0 1.9 4.3 9.5 .448 1.4 3.6 .375 3.5 4.2 .848
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2012-13-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
George Hill 76 34.5 14.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 4.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.1 11.5 .443 1.7 4.6 .368 2.3 2.8 .817
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 18 38.1 14.6 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.3 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 4.6 11.5 .401 1.9 5.3 .358 3.5 4.2 .829
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 6
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2013-14-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
George Hill 76 32.0 10.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.6 8.1 .442 1.3 3.4 .365 1.9 2.3 .807
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 36.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.3 4.2 9.4 .444 1.5 4.1 .364 2.3 3.2 .721
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 7
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2014-15-
Team Indiana Pacers-
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 %
George Hill 43 29.5 16.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 5.1 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.6 5.9 12.4 .477 1.6 4.5 .358 2.6 3.3 .790
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 8
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2015-16-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
George Hill 74 34.1 12.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.4 10.0 .441 1.7 4.2 .408 1.5 2.0 .760
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 7 33.6 13.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 2.3 4.6 8.1 .561 1.9 3.9 .481 2.6 3.1 .818
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 9
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 49 31.5 16.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.3 5.9 12.4 .477 1.9 4.8 .403 3.2 4.0 .801
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 8 35.1 15.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.6 0.3 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.8 12.3 .469 1.5 3.9 .387 2.6 3.6 .724
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 10
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2017-18-
Team Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
George Hill 67 27.0 10.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .460 1.3 3.1 .415 1.6 2.1 .786
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 29.3 9.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.1 6.9 .450 0.8 2.7 .314 2.2 2.8 .774
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 11
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2018-19-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 60 21.7 7.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.8 6.3 .452 0.8 2.6 .314 1.2 1.4 .824
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 15 26.3 11.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.3 4.2 7.9 .534 1.3 3.2 .417 1.8 2.2 .818
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 12
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2019-20-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 59 21.5 9.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.4 3.3 6.4 .516 1.4 3.0 .460 1.4 1.7 .842
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 26.8 9.5 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.7 3.2 6.7 .478 1.0 2.8 .357 2.1 2.6 .808
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 13
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2020-21-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 30 22.4 8.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.2 6.6 .482 1.0 2.7 .388 1.3 1.7 .800
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 12 17.1 4.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.6 .442 0.7 1.6 .421 0.8 1.1 .769
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 14
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2021-22-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 54 23.2 6.2 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.1 .429 0.8 2.5 .306 1.1 1.1 .919
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 5 15.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Don Putman ------- --- ----------

Season 15
George Hill Don Putman
Season 2022-23-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 46 18.1 5.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.6 .470 0.7 2.1 .358 0.9 1.2 .764
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Don Putman ------- --- ----------
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