Steve Francis vs. Tobias Harris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tobias Harris and Steve Francis, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Steve Francis played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Tobias Harris, who played 14. Steve Francis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Tobias Harris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08
Tobias Harris 14 8 2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 1999-002011-12
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
difference:+35+24.7+13.0+1.3+1.6+2.9+6.1+1.2+0.2-3.3-1.9+4.6+10.5+.022+1.3+3.5+.084+2.7+3.4+.029
Tobias Harris 42 11.4 5.0 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.9 4.0 .467 0.1 0.5 .261 1.0 1.3 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2000-012012-13
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic
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%
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
difference:+25+16.3+8.9+1.1+0.6+1.7+5.2+1.2+0.4-2.1-1.2+2.7+5.9+.004+1.1+2.2+.081+2.6+3.0+.065
Tobias Harris 55 23.6 11.0 1.3 3.9 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.2 4.2 9.3 .455 0.6 2.0 .315 1.9 2.5 .752
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2001-022013-14
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
difference:+4+10.8+7.0+0.4+0.3+5.1+0.5-2.6-0.7+2.0+6.0+.047+0.7+1.6+.070+2.5+3.4+.034
Tobias Harris 61 30.3 14.6 1.4 5.5 7.0 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.3 5.4 11.7 .464 0.5 2.1 .254 3.2 4.0 .807
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2002-032014-15
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7 3.1 7.0 16.2 .435 1.0 3.0 .354 5.9 7.3 .800
difference:+13+6.2+3.9+0.9+1.1+0.1+4.4+0.7-2.0-1.1+0.5+2.2+.031+0.3+0.5+.010+3.1+3.7+.012
Tobias Harris 68 34.8 17.1 1.1 5.3 6.3 1.8 1.0 0.5 1.7 2.0 6.5 14.0 .466 1.3 3.5 .364 2.8 3.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2003-042015-16
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 79 40.4 16.6 1.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.7 14.1 .403 0.9 3.2 .292 4.3 5.5 .775
difference:+3+7.3+1.9+0.2+1.4+1.2+4.0+0.9+0.1-2.3-1.3+0.2+2.4+.066+0.2+0.1+.043+1.6+2.3+.056
Tobias Harris 76 33.1 14.7 1.3 5.4 6.7 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.0 5.5 11.7 .469 1.1 3.1 .335 2.7 3.2 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 5 44.6 19.2 1.2 7.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.6 6.0 14.0 .429 1.4 3.4 .412 5.8 8.0 .725
difference:+1+5.6+4.7+0.3+0.8+1.1+4.6+0.6+0.6-2.7-0.8+0.7+2.5+.028+0.4+0.4+.079+2.8+4.7+.198
Tobias Harris 4 39.0 14.5 1.5 8.0 9.5 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 2.8 5.3 11.5 .457 1.0 3.0 .333 3.0 3.3 .923

Season 6
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2004-052016-17
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 78 38.2 21.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 7.0 1.4 0.4 4.1 3.5 7.2 17.1 .423 0.5 1.6 .299 6.4 7.8 .823
difference:+4+6.9+5.2+0.8+0.1+0.7+5.3+0.7+0.1-2.9-1.9+1.0+4.1+.058+0.8+2.2+.048+4.1+5.0+.018
Tobias Harris 82 31.3 16.1 0.8 4.3 5.1 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.6 6.2 13.0 .481 1.3 3.8 .347 2.3 2.8 .841
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2005-062017-18
Team Orlando Magic, New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 70 34.2 14.4 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.9 4.8 10.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .301 4.5 5.7 .787
difference:+10+0.8+4.2+0.4+1.6+1.4+2.5+0.2+0.2-1.8-0.8+2.2+4.4+.025+1.9+4.4+.110+2.3+3.0+.042
Tobias Harris 80 33.4 18.6 0.7 4.7 5.5 2.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.1 7.0 15.3 .460 2.3 5.6 .411 2.2 2.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Tobias Harris played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2006-072018-19
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 44 28.1 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.9 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.9 3.2 7.8 .408 1.0 2.5 .378 4.0 4.8 .829
difference:+38+6.6+8.7+4.2+4.3+1.1+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.7+4.3+7.5+.079+0.9+2.3+.019+0.8+1.1+.037
Tobias Harris 82 34.7 20.0 0.8 7.0 7.9 2.8 0.6 0.5 1.8 2.2 7.5 15.3 .487 1.9 4.8 .397 3.2 3.7 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------
Tobias Harris 12 36.9 15.5 1.0 8.2 9.2 4.0 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.5 5.9 13.9 .425 1.8 5.3 .349 1.8 2.2 .846

Season 9
Steve Francis Tobias Harris
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 10 19.9 5.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.9 5.7 .333 0.4 1.7 .235 1.3 2.3 .565
difference:+62+14.4+14.1+0.2+4.4+4.6+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.2+5.8+10.6+.138+1.4+3.3+.132+1.1+0.7+.241
Tobias Harris 72 34.3 19.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 3.2 0.7 0.6 1.4 2.3 7.7 16.3 .471 1.8 5.0 .367 2.4 3.0 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------
Tobias Harris 4 37.3 15.8 3.5 6.0 9.5 4.0 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 5.8 15.0 .383 0.5 3.8 .133 3.8 4.8 .789

Additional Years

* Tobias Harris played 5 seasons more than Steve Francis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2021 to 2025—Tobias Harris played in 5 Playoffs.

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