Sonny Hertzberg vs. Pascal Siakam Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pascal Siakam and Sonny Hertzberg, 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.

Sonny Hertzberg played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Pascal Siakam, who played 8. Sonny Hertzberg had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, while Pascal Siakam had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Sonny Hertzberg 5 3 1946-47 to 1950-51
Pascal Siakam 8 6 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season 1946-472016-17
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost SemifinalsRaptors 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 59 - 8.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.8 3.4 11.8 .289 - - - 1.9 2.5 .758
Pascal Siakam 55 15.6 4.2 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 2.0 1.9 3.7 .502 0.0 0.1 .143 0.4 0.6 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 5 - 7.2 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 3.0 13.8 .217 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750
Pascal Siakam 2 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season 1947-482017-18
Team New York Knicks, Washington CapitolsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 41 - 6.8 - - - 0.6 - - - 1.5 2.7 10.1 .266 - - - 1.4 1.8 .795
Pascal Siakam 81 20.7 7.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.1 6.1 .508 0.4 1.6 .220 0.7 1.1 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 10 17.9 6.6 0.9 2.7 3.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.7 2.5 4.1 .610 0.3 0.4 .750 1.3 2.0 .650

Season 3

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season 1948-492018-19
Team Washington CapitolsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Capitols Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 60 - 7.4 - - - 1.9 - - - 2.3 2.6 9.0 .285 - - - 2.2 2.7 .817
Pascal Siakam 80 31.9 16.9 1.6 5.3 6.9 3.1 0.9 0.7 1.9 3.0 6.5 11.8 .549 1.0 2.7 .369 3.0 3.8 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 11 - 10.7 - - - 2.5 - - - 3.0 3.5 10.2 .348 - - - 3.6 4.3 .851
Pascal Siakam 24 37.1 19.0 1.7 5.5 7.1 2.8 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.8 7.5 16.0 .470 1.2 4.3 .279 2.8 3.6 .759

Season 4

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 68 - 10.2 - - - 2.9 - - - 2.3 4.0 12.7 .318 - - - 2.1 2.8 .749
Pascal Siakam 60 35.2 22.9 1.1 6.3 7.3 3.5 1.0 0.9 2.5 2.8 8.3 18.4 .453 2.2 6.1 .359 4.0 5.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 11 38.0 17.0 1.3 6.3 7.5 3.8 1.1 0.4 2.0 3.0 6.5 16.5 .396 0.9 4.8 .189 3.0 4.2 .717

Season 5

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg 65 - 9.8 - - 4.0 3.8 - - - 2.4 3.2 10.0 .316 - - - 3.4 4.2 .826
Pascal Siakam 56 35.8 21.4 1.7 5.5 7.2 4.5 1.1 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.8 17.2 .455 1.3 4.4 .297 4.4 5.4 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg 2 - 5.0 - - 1.0 1.5 - - - 4.0 1.5 6.5 .231 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
Pascal Siakam ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season -2021-22
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 68 37.9 22.8 1.9 6.6 8.5 5.3 1.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.8 17.8 .494 1.1 3.2 .344 4.2 5.6 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 6 43.3 22.8 1.3 5.8 7.2 5.8 1.2 1.0 2.2 4.0 8.5 17.8 .477 0.7 2.8 .235 5.2 6.0 .861

Season 7

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season -2022-23
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 71 37.4 24.2 1.8 6.0 7.8 5.8 0.9 0.5 2.4 3.2 8.9 18.5 .480 1.3 4.0 .324 5.2 6.7 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Sonny Hertzberg Pascal Siakam
Season -2023-24
Team -Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 80 33.2 21.7 1.7 5.3 7.1 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 8.5 15.9 .536 1.1 3.1 .346 3.6 5.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sonny Hertzberg ------- --- ----------
Pascal Siakam 11 35.1 20.8 2.5 5.4 7.9 3.4 0.7 0.5 0.8 3.1 8.7 16.2 .539 0.9 2.9 .313 2.5 4.4 .563