Tyrese Haliburton vs. Don Putman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Putman 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 and Don Putman both played 4 years in the NBA. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Don Putman had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Don Putman 4 3 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Haliburton Don Putman
Season 2020-211946-47
Team Sacramento KingsSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBombers Lost 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 %
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
Don Putman 58 - 6.6 - - - 0.5 - - - 1.8 2.7 10.9 .246 - - - 1.2 1.8 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Don Putman 3 - 5.0 - - - 0.3 - - - 2.3 2.3 8.0 .292 - - - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 2

Tyrese Haliburton Don Putman
Season 2021-221947-48
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBombers Lost Semifinals
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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
Don Putman 42 - 6.4 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.3 2.5 9.5 .263 - - - 1.4 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Don Putman 7 - 3.3 - - - 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.1 6.3 .182 - - - 1.0 1.7 .583

Season 3

Tyrese Haliburton Don Putman
Season 2022-231948-49
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBombers 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 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
Don Putman 59 - 4.2 - - - 2.4 - - - 2.2 1.7 5.6 .297 - - - 0.9 1.6 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Don Putman 2 - 2.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 5.5 .182 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000

Season 4

Tyrese Haliburton Don Putman
Season 2023-241949-50
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers TBDDid 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 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
Don Putman 57 - 2.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 2.0 0.9 3.5 .255 - - - 0.6 0.9 .635
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 12 35.1 18.3 0.9 4.2 5.1 8.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 6.9 14.3 .483 3.3 9.0 .361 1.2 1.3 .875
Don Putman ------- --- ----------