Tom Hawkins vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin and Tom Hawkins, 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 Hawkins played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Caleb Martin, who played 5. Tom Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 Hawkins 10 10 1959-60 to 1968-69
Caleb Martin 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 Hawkins 69 21.3 7.9 - - 6.2 0.8 - - - 2.7 3.2 8.4 .380 - - - 1.5 2.4 .646
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 8 14.9 7.4 - - 2.6 0.4 - - - 3.0 2.8 5.6 .489 - - - 1.9 2.3 .833
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 Hawkins 78 23.7 9.7 - - 6.1 1.1 - - - 2.7 4.0 9.2 .431 - - - 1.8 3.0 .596
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 12 23.6 11.6 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 3.6 4.5 9.7 .466 - - - 2.6 3.9 .660
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 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 %
Tom Hawkins 79 24.1 9.1 - - 6.5 1.2 - - - 3.1 3.7 8.9 .411 - - - 1.8 2.8 .644
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 13 15.6 4.2 - - 5.1 1.5 - - - 2.6 1.7 4.7 .361 - - - 0.8 1.8 .417
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1962-632022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsHeat 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 %
Tom Hawkins 79 21.8 9.4 - - 6.9 1.3 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.0 .471 - - - 1.9 3.1 .610
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 12 22.0 10.5 - - 6.8 1.9 - - - 3.8 3.8 7.6 .505 - - - 2.8 3.9 .723
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1963-642023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsHeat 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 %
Tom Hawkins 73 24.2 8.6 - - 6.0 1.0 - - - 2.7 3.5 7.9 .441 - - - 1.5 2.6 .601
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 10 27.3 10.1 - - 9.3 1.1 - - - 3.8 4.3 9.7 .443 - - - 1.5 2.2 .682
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1964-65-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div 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 Hawkins 79 23.6 7.0 - - 6.0 1.0 - - - 3.0 2.8 6.8 .409 - - - 1.5 2.6 .569
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 4 23.8 9.5 - - 7.0 0.3 - - - 3.3 4.3 8.3 .515 - - - 1.0 1.3 .800
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1965-66-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div 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 Hawkins 79 26.9 8.4 - - 7.3 1.3 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.6 .452 - - - 1.5 2.6 .555
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 5 21.8 4.6 - - 4.4 0.2 - - - 3.2 2.2 4.8 .458 - - - 0.2 1.2 .167
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1966-67-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 Hawkins 76 23.7 8.3 - - 5.7 1.1 - - - 2.7 3.6 7.5 .481 - - - 1.1 2.3 .474
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 3 31.7 10.0 - - 6.7 3.3 - - - 4.0 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 1.3 2.7 .500
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1967-68-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Tom Hawkins 78 31.6 11.6 - - 5.9 1.5 - - - 3.7 5.0 10.0 .499 - - - 1.6 2.9 .546
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 15 31.9 9.5 - - 6.0 1.2 - - - 3.5 3.9 8.6 .457 - - - 1.6 2.7 .600
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tom Hawkins Caleb Martin
Season 1968-69-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Tom Hawkins 74 20.4 7.1 - - 3.6 1.1 - - - 2.3 3.1 6.2 .499 - - - 0.8 2.0 .411
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Hawkins 14 12.9 3.9 - - 2.9 0.5 - - - 2.3 1.7 3.6 .480 - - - 0.5 1.3 .389
Caleb Martin ------- --- ----------
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