Tom Hawkins vs. Kristaps Porzingis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kristaps Porzingis 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, 2 more than Kristaps Porzingis, who played 8. Tom Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Kristaps Porzingis had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Kristaps Porzingis 8 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1959-602015-16
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Kristaps Porzingis 72 28.4 14.3 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.8 5.2 12.3 .421 1.1 3.4 .333 2.8 3.3 .838
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1960-612016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
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
Kristaps Porzingis 66 32.8 18.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 1.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 1.7 4.8 .357 3.0 3.8 .786
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1961-622017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 79 24.1 9.1 - - 6.5 1.2 - - - 3.1 3.7 8.9 .411 - - - 1.8 2.8 .644
Kristaps Porzingis 48 32.4 22.7 1.3 5.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.9 2.9 8.1 18.5 .439 1.9 4.8 .395 4.5 5.7 .793
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Note: Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 4
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1962-632019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsMavericks Lost West 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 79 21.8 9.4 - - 6.9 1.3 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.0 .471 - - - 1.9 3.1 .610
Kristaps Porzingis 57 31.8 20.4 1.8 7.7 9.5 1.8 0.7 2.0 1.6 3.2 7.0 16.4 .427 2.5 7.1 .352 4.0 5.0 .799
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
Kristaps Porzingis 3 31.3 23.7 1.0 7.7 8.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 7.0 13.3 .525 3.0 5.7 .529 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 5
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1963-642020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsMavericks Lost West 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
Kristaps Porzingis 43 30.9 20.1 1.9 7.0 8.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 2.7 7.6 15.9 .476 2.3 6.0 .376 2.7 3.2 .855
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
Kristaps Porzingis 7 33.3 13.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 2.7 4.9 10.3 .472 1.1 3.9 .296 2.3 2.7 .842

Season 6
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1964-652021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Tom Hawkins 79 23.6 7.0 - - 6.0 1.0 - - - 3.0 2.8 6.8 .409 - - - 1.5 2.6 .569
Kristaps Porzingis 51 29.0 20.2 2.0 6.1 8.1 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.6 2.7 6.9 15.0 .459 1.5 4.9 .310 4.9 5.6 .867
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1965-662022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals 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 %
Tom Hawkins 79 26.9 8.4 - - 7.3 1.3 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.6 .452 - - - 1.5 2.6 .555
Kristaps Porzingis 65 32.6 23.2 1.8 6.6 8.4 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.1 3.0 7.8 15.7 .498 2.1 5.5 .385 5.4 6.4 .851
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
Season 1966-672023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisCeltics 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 Hawkins 76 23.7 8.3 - - 5.7 1.1 - - - 2.7 3.6 7.5 .481 - - - 1.1 2.3 .474
Kristaps Porzingis 57 29.6 20.1 1.7 5.5 7.2 2.0 0.7 1.9 1.6 2.7 6.8 13.2 .516 1.9 5.1 .375 4.5 5.3 .858
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
Kristaps Porzingis 4 26.3 12.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 9.0 .389 2.0 5.0 .400 3.3 3.5 .929

Season 9
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tom Hawkins Kristaps Porzingis
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
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
Kristaps Porzingis ------- --- ----------
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