Tom Boswell vs. Tyrese Haliburton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Haliburton and Tom Boswell, 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.

Tom Boswell played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Tyrese Haliburton, who played 4. Tom Boswell had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Tyrese Haliburton had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Tom Boswell 6 4 1975-76 to 1983-84
Tyrese Haliburton 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1975-762020-21
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Tom Boswell 35 7.9 2.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 2.0 1.2 2.7 .441 - - - 0.4 0.7 .583
Tyrese Haliburton 58 30.1 13.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 1.4 5.0 10.7 .472 2.1 5.1 .409 0.8 1.0 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.3 0.7 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Boston CelticsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Tom Boswell 70 15.5 6.4 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 - 3.4 2.5 4.9 .515 - - - 1.4 1.9 .711
Tyrese Haliburton 77 35.0 15.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 5.6 11.8 .473 2.1 5.1 .414 2.1 2.5 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 9 9.0 2.2 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 - 2.0 0.9 2.0 .444 - - - 0.4 0.7 .667
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Tom Boswell 65 17.7 7.1 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.8 5.5 .518 - - - 1.4 1.9 .756
Tyrese Haliburton 56 33.6 20.7 0.6 3.1 3.7 10.4 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 7.4 15.0 .490 2.9 7.2 .400 3.1 3.6 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 4

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Denver NuggetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers 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 %
Tom Boswell 79 27.9 10.6 3.1 3.7 6.8 3.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 4.1 7.6 .532 - - - 2.5 3.6 .697
Tyrese Haliburton 69 32.2 20.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 10.9 1.2 0.7 2.3 1.1 7.2 15.2 .477 2.8 7.8 .364 2.8 3.3 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 3 40.0 17.3 4.7 4.3 9.0 5.3 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 7.0 11.7 .600 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769
Tyrese Haliburton 14 35.3 19.3 0.9 4.0 4.9 8.2 1.3 0.7 2.2 1.0 7.2 14.8 .488 3.6 9.6 .381 1.2 1.4 .850

Season 5

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1979-80-
Team Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz-
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 %
Tom Boswell 79 26.3 11.4 1.8 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.4 4.4 7.8 .564 0.1 0.1 .500 2.6 3.5 .755
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Note: Tom Boswell didn't play in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1982-83.

Season 6

Tom Boswell Tyrese Haliburton
Season 1983-84-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Tom Boswell 38 6.9 1.9 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 .538 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.6 .762
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boswell 5 11.0 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.4 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------