Tyrese Haliburton vs. Kon Knueppel Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kon Knueppel 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.
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, 4 more than Kon Knueppel, who played 1. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Kon Knueppel had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Kon Knueppel | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Tyrese Haliburton | Kon Knueppel | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Sacramento Kings | Charlotte Hornets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +41 | +3.5 | +6.4 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | +1.8 | +3.1 | +.019 | +1.6 | +3.4 | +.029 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.043 |
| Kon Knueppel | 17 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 13.8 | .491 | 3.7 | 8.5 | .438 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .900 |
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| * Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Kon Knueppel played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tyrese Haliburton played 4 seasons more than Kon Knueppel in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2022 to 2025—Tyrese Haliburton played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Haliburton got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 2 All-Star Game |