Tyrese Haliburton vs. Dick Mehen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dick Mehen and Tyrese Haliburton, 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.

Tyrese Haliburton played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dick Mehen, who played 3. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dick Mehen had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Tyrese Haliburton 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dick Mehen 3 1 1949-50 to 1951-52

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Haliburton Dick Mehen
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Sacramento KingsWaterloo Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
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
Dick Mehen 62 - 14.4 - - - 3.1 - - - 3.3 5.6 13.3 .420 - - - 3.2 4.5 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Dick Mehen ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tyrese Haliburton Dick Mehen
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersBaltimore Bullets (1st), Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
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
Dick Mehen 66 - 7.2 - - 3.4 2.8 - - - 2.3 2.9 8.1 .361 - - - 1.4 1.9 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Dick Mehen 3 - 8.7 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.7 .414 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 3

Tyrese Haliburton Dick Mehen
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Indiana PacersMilwaukee Hawks
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 %
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
Dick Mehen 65 35.3 10.8 - - 4.3 2.6 - - - 3.2 4.5 12.7 .356 - - - 1.8 2.6 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Dick Mehen ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tyrese Haliburton Dick Mehen
Season 2023-24-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Dick Mehen ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 13 34.8 18.8 0.9 4.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.9 7.2 14.5 .492 3.5 9.2 .375 1.1 1.3 .824
Dick Mehen ------- --- ----------