Tyrese Haliburton vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson 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 / Games against each other

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, 2 less than Keldon Johnson, who played 7. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Keldon Johnson 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 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
Keldon Johnson 7 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Keldon Johnson
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+41+12.4+3.9+0.1+0.5+0.4+4.4+0.5+0.4-0.8-0.2+1.9+5.5+.124+1.3+3.8+.182+1.3+1.6+.062
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Keldon Johnson
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
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:+8+6.5+2.5+0.5+1.4+2.0+6.4+1.1+0.3-1.5-0.5+0.7+1.6+.006+1.2+2.5+.083+0.3+.102
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Keldon Johnson
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+19+1.7+3.7+0.5+1.9+2.4+8.3+0.8+0.2-1.3-0.8+1.1+1.5+.024+0.8+1.9+.002+0.7+0.5+.115
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Keldon Johnson
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+6+0.5+1.9+0.4+0.8+1.1+8.0+0.5+0.5-0.2-0.9+0.8+2.5+.025+0.7+1.3+.035+1.1+1.9+.106
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Tyrese Haliburton Keldon Johnson
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+4+4.1+2.9+0.8+1.1+2.0+6.4+0.7+0.4-0.2-0.9+0.8+1.3+.019+1.2+2.4+.042+0.1+0.2+.059
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Keldon Johnson played 2 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Keldon Johnson didn't play in the postseason.

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