Tyrese Haliburton vs. Dirk Nowitzki Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dirk Nowitzki 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Tyrese Haliburton played 5 years in the NBA, 16 less than Dirk Nowitzki, who played 21. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Dirk Nowitzki had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Tyrese Haliburton 5 2 2020-21 to 2024-25
Dirk Nowitzki 21 15 1998-99 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards 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%
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
difference:+11+9.7+4.8+0.2+0.3+0.4+4.3+0.7+0.1-0.8+2.1+3.6+.067+1.8+3.7+.203+1.3+1.7+.084
Dirk Nowitzki 47 20.4 8.2 0.9 2.6 3.4 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 2.9 7.1 .405 0.3 1.4 .206 2.1 2.7 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
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%
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
difference:+5+0.8+2.2+0.4+2.0+2.5+5.7+0.9+0.2-0.9-1.5+0.7+1.8+.012+0.7+1.4+.035+1.4+1.7+.012
Dirk Nowitzki 82 35.8 17.5 1.2 5.2 6.5 2.5 0.8 0.8 1.7 3.1 6.3 13.6 .461 1.4 3.7 .379 3.5 4.2 .830
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Dirk Nowitzki played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+26+4.5+1.1+0.9+4.6+5.5+8.3+0.6+0.8-0.6-1.8+0.2+0.2+.016+1.1+2.4+.013+2.4+3.0+.033
Dirk Nowitzki 82 38.1 21.8 1.5 7.7 9.2 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 3.0 7.2 15.2 .474 1.8 4.8 .387 5.5 6.6 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton DNP------ --- ----------
Dirk Nowitzki 10 39.9 23.4 1.4 6.7 8.1 1.4 1.1 0.8 1.4 3.7 6.9 16.3 .423 1.3 4.6 .283 8.3 9.4 .883

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+7+5.8+3.3+1.1+5.0+6.0+8.5+0.1+0.3-0.4-1.8+0.7+1.4+1.0+3.2+.033+3.0+3.5+.002
Dirk Nowitzki 76 38.0 23.4 1.6 8.4 9.9 2.4 1.1 1.0 1.9 2.9 7.9 16.6 .477 1.8 4.6 .397 5.8 6.8 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 15 34.8 18.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 8.2 1.3 0.7 2.1 0.9 7.0 14.3 .488 3.5 9.3 .379 1.1 1.3 .850
difference:+7+9.8+9.7+1.3+7.0+8.3+5.9+0.7+0.1-0.7-2.5+2.1+6.2+.043+1.5+5.8+.192+7.0+8.0+.028
Dirk Nowitzki 8 44.6 28.4 2.1 11.0 13.1 2.3 2.0 0.8 2.8 3.4 9.1 20.5 .445 2.0 3.5 .571 8.1 9.3 .878

Season 5
Tyrese Haliburton Dirk Nowitzki
Season 2024-252002-03
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Tyrese Haliburton 73 33.6 18.6 0.6 3.0 3.5 9.2 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.3 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 7.7 .388 2.6 3.0 .851
difference:+7+5.4+6.5+0.4+5.9+6.4+6.2+0.3-0.3-1.3+2.1+4.8+.010+1.1+2.8+.009+3.4+3.9+.030
Dirk Nowitzki 80 39.0 25.1 1.0 8.9 9.9 3.0 1.4 1.0 1.9 2.6 8.6 18.6 .463 1.9 4.9 .379 6.0 6.9 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 23 33.6 17.3 0.3 5.0 5.3 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 6.3 13.7 .463 2.3 6.9 .340 2.3 2.8 .828
difference:+6+8.9+8.0+0.6+5.6+6.2+6.4+0.1+0.2-0.1-1.4+2.5+4.7+.016+0.7+3.3+.103+3.8+3.8+.084
Dirk Nowitzki 17 42.5 25.3 0.9 10.6 11.5 2.2 1.2 0.9 2.4 3.1 8.8 18.4 .479 1.6 3.6 .443 6.1 6.6 .912

Additional Years

* Dirk Nowitzki played 16 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 21, from 2004 to 2019—Dirk Nowitzki played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 16 extra years over Tyrese Haliburton, Dirk Nowitzki got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 12 All-Star Game
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