Josh Hart vs. Derrick Walton Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Walton Jr. and Josh Hart, 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.

Josh Hart played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Derrick Walton Jr., who played 3. Josh Hart had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Derrick Walton Jr. had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Josh Hart 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24
Derrick Walton Jr. 3 0 2017-18 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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 %
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
Derrick Walton Jr. 16 9.2 1.8 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 .320 0.4 1.1 .412 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Derrick Walton Jr. didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 2
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons
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 %
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
Derrick Walton Jr. 26 9.5 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.5 .462 0.4 0.9 .417 0.3 0.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Note: Derrick Walton Jr. didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 3
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansDetroit Pistons
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 %
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
Derrick Walton Jr. 3 36.0 6.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 7.0 2.3 1.3 3.7 2.7 2.0 8.7 .231 1.0 4.3 .231 1.3 1.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2020-21-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2021-22-
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Josh Hart 54 33.2 14.9 1.1 6.0 7.2 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.8 5.3 10.5 .504 1.4 3.9 .343 3.0 3.9 .758
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2022-23-
Team Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Josh Hart 76 32.3 9.8 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.8 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 6.8 .529 0.8 2.2 .372 1.7 2.3 .750
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart 11 32.1 10.4 1.6 5.7 7.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.5 4.1 8.5 .479 0.9 2.9 .313 1.3 2.0 .636
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Josh Hart Derrick Walton Jr.
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Josh Hart 81 33.4 9.4 1.6 6.8 8.3 4.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 8.4 .434 1.0 3.2 .310 1.1 1.4 .791
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart 11 43.6 15.8 2.7 9.5 12.2 4.6 1.0 0.8 2.9 3.0 5.5 12.1 .459 1.9 4.6 .412 2.8 4.0 .705
Derrick Walton Jr. ------- --- ----------
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