Tyrese Haliburton vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 7 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Kemba Walker
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Sacramento KingsCharlotte Bobcats
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:+8+2.9+0.9+0.2+0.8+0.5+0.9+0.4+0.2-0.2-0.2+0.7+0.9+.106+1.1+1.7+.104+1.7+2.2+.068
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Kemba Walker
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersCharlotte Bobcats
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+0.1+2.4+0.1+0.5+0.5+2.5+0.3+0.2-0.2-0.3+0.8+3.4+.050+0.8+1.1+.092+1.5+2.0+.044
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Kemba Walker
Season 2022-232013-14
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+17+2.2+3.0+0.1+0.6+0.5+4.3+0.4-0.2-0.6+1.2+0.7+.097+1.4+2.7+.067+0.8+1.0+.034
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton DNP------ --- ----------
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Kemba Walker
Season 2023-242014-15
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
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:+7+2.0+2.8+0.1+0.4+0.4+5.8+0.2+0.2-0.7-0.4+1.1+0.6+.092+1.4+3.3+.060+1.0+1.3+.028
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
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
Kemba Walker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Tyrese Haliburton Kemba Walker
Season 2024-252015-16
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+2.0+2.3+0.1+0.7+0.9+4.0+0.2+0.2-0.5-0.1+0.5+2.6+.046+0.8+1.7+.017+2.0+2.4+.004
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.4 7.0 16.4 .427 2.2 6.0 .371 4.6 5.4 .847
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:+16+3.5+5.4+0.1+2.4+2.3+4.6+0.1-0.6-0.3+1.7+8.2+.097+0.3+0.8+.014+2.4+2.2+.115
Kemba Walker 7 37.1 22.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 8.0 21.9 .366 2.0 6.1 .326 4.7 5.0 .943

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 7 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Tyrese Haliburton, Kemba Walker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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