Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Isaiah Hartenstein, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Isaiah Hartenstein played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Isaiah Hartenstein had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Isaiah Hartenstein 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Isaiah Hartenstein Dereck Lively II
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+27+15.6+6.9+1.7+3.5+5.2+0.6+0.4+1.0-0.4-0.6+3.3+3.9+.259+0.1+0.2+0.3+1.0+.280
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 -
difference:+19+21.0+5.9+2.2+4.7+6.9+1.3+0.4+1.0-1.0-1.8+2.0+3.5+.326+1.7+2.9
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2

Isaiah Hartenstein Dereck Lively II
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Houston RocketsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+13+11.5+4.0+1.6+1.9+3.6+1.6+0.2+1.1-0.4-1.0+1.8+2.4+.045+0.2+0.5+0.8+.049
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Isaiah Hartenstein nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Isaiah Hartenstein played 5 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2021 to 2025—Isaiah Hartenstein played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.