Tyrese Haliburton vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce 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, 14 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Paul Pierce 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
Paul Pierce 19 14 1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Paul Pierce
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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:+10+3.9+3.5+1.7+1.7+3.4+2.9+0.4+0.5-0.8-1.5+0.9+2.8+.033+0.3+0.8+.003+2.1+3.1+.144
Paul Pierce 48 34.0 16.5 2.4 4.0 6.4 2.4 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.9 5.9 13.5 .439 1.8 4.3 .412 2.9 4.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Paul Pierce
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
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:+4+0.4+4.2+0.3+1.1+1.4+5.2+0.4+0.2-0.2-1.6+1.1+3.3+.031+0.8+1.3+.071+2.8+3.7+.044
Paul Pierce 73 35.4 19.5 1.1 4.3 5.4 3.0 2.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.7 15.1 .442 1.3 3.8 .343 4.9 6.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Paul Pierce
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
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:+26+4.4+4.6+0.5+2.1+2.7+7.3+0.1+0.4-0.7-1.9+1.0+3.5+.036+1.1+2.5+.017+3.6+5.4+.126
Paul Pierce 82 38.0 25.3 1.1 5.2 6.4 3.1 1.7 0.8 3.2 3.1 8.4 18.5 .454 1.8 4.7 .383 6.7 9.0 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Paul Pierce
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+13+8.1+6.0+0.5+2.5+3.0+7.7+0.7+0.3-0.6-1.8+1.4+4.3+.035+0.2+1.5+.040+3.5+4.5+.046
Paul Pierce 82 40.3 26.1 1.0 5.9 6.9 3.2 1.9 1.0 2.9 2.9 8.6 19.5 .442 2.6 6.3 .404 6.3 7.8 .809
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:+1+7.2+5.9+0.9+2.9+3.8+4.1+0.4+0.6-1.7-2.4+0.6+4.6+.085+1.6+2.8+.091+6.4+8.5+.086
Paul Pierce 16 42.0 24.6 1.7 6.9 8.6 4.1 1.7 1.3 3.8 3.3 7.6 18.9 .403 1.9 6.5 .288 7.5 9.8 .764

Season 5
Tyrese Haliburton Paul Pierce
Season 2024-252002-03
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+6+5.6+7.3+0.7+3.0+3.8+4.8+0.4+0.1-2.0-1.6+1.9+6.4+.057+1.5+2.8+.086+5.0+6.5+.049
Paul Pierce 79 39.2 25.9 1.3 6.0 7.3 4.4 1.8 0.8 3.6 2.9 8.4 20.2 .416 1.5 4.9 .302 7.6 9.5 .802
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:+13+10.9+9.8+0.8+2.9+3.7+1.9+0.8+0.1-2.1-2.1+1.4+5.6+.064+0.7+2.4+.016+7.8+8.9+.035
Paul Pierce 10 44.5 27.1 1.1 7.9 9.0 6.7 2.1 0.8 4.4 3.8 7.7 19.3 .399 1.6 4.5 .356 10.1 11.7 .863

Additional Years

* Paul Pierce played 14 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2004 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Tyrese Haliburton, Paul Pierce got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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