Josh Hart vs. Tom Kozelko Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Kozelko 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

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 Tom Kozelko, who played 3. Josh Hart had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Tom Kozelko had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Tom Kozelko 3 3 1973-74 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
Season 2017-181973-74
Team Los Angeles LakersCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 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
Tom Kozelko 49 11.7 2.9 1.1 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 1.2 2.7 .444 - - - 0.5 0.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 7 8.3 3.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.4 1.9 .769 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750

Season 2
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
Season 2018-191974-75
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
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
Tom Kozelko 73 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 0.8 2.3 .359 - - - 0.4 0.5 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 13 4.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.4 0.8 .455 - - - 0.3 0.4 .800

Season 3
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
Season 2019-201975-76
Team New Orleans PelicansWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 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
Tom Kozelko 67 8.7 1.7 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 1.1 0.7 1.5 .485 - - - 0.3 0.4 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko 5 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 4
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Josh Hart Tom Kozelko
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
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Hart 12 42.6 14.9 2.8 9.0 11.8 4.5 0.9 0.8 2.8 2.9 5.3 11.8 .447 1.8 4.6 .400 2.6 3.7 .705
Tom Kozelko ------- --- ----------
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