Tyrese Haliburton vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. 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, 8 less than Tim Hardaway Jr., who played 13. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Tim Hardaway Jr. had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Haliburton Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks
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:+23+7.0+2.8+0.5+1.0+1.5+4.5+0.8+0.4-1.0-0.4+1.4+2.2+.044+0.5+0.7+.046+0.5+0.6+.029
Tim Hardaway Jr. 81 23.1 10.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 3.6 8.5 .428 1.6 4.4 .363 1.3 1.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Tyrese Haliburton Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
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:+7+11.0+3.8+0.6+1.1+1.8+6.4+1.4+0.4-1.4-0.1+1.6+1.6+.084+0.4+.072+0.3+0.3+.041
Tim Hardaway Jr. 70 24.0 11.5 0.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.7 4.0 10.2 .389 1.7 5.1 .342 1.8 2.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tyrese Haliburton nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Tyrese Haliburton Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+5+16.7+14.3+0.5+1.6+2.0+9.4+1.2+0.3-2.0-0.3+5.2+9.8+.060+2.0+4.4+.064+2.1+2.5+.022
Tim Hardaway Jr. 51 16.9 6.4 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 2.2 5.2 .430 0.9 2.8 .336 1.0 1.1 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton DNP------ --- ----------
Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 9.7 2.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.9 .269 0.2 1.6 .143 0.4 0.7 .667

Season 4

Tyrese Haliburton Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+4.9+5.6+0.1+1.0+1.1+8.6+0.5+0.5-1.0-0.2+1.9+3.7+.022+0.9+2.5+.007+0.7+0.6+.089
Tim Hardaway Jr. 79 27.3 14.5 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.3 5.3 11.5 .455 1.9 5.3 .357 2.1 2.7 .766
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:+9+1.5+5.9+0.3+1.8+2.1+7.0+0.8+0.7-0.4-1.3+2.5+0.6+.159+1.7+2.3+.117+0.9+1.9+.218
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 33.3 12.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.7 2.2 4.5 13.7 .329 1.8 7.0 .262 2.0 3.2 .632

Season 5

Tyrese Haliburton Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
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:+16+0.5+1.1+0.4+0.4+6.5+0.3+0.5-0.9+0.2+1.2+.052+0.7+0.5+.071+0.1+.035
Tim Hardaway Jr. 57 33.1 17.5 0.6 3.4 3.9 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.2 6.3 15.0 .421 2.3 7.2 .317 2.6 3.1 .816
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
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway Jr. played 8 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2019 to 2026—Tim Hardaway Jr. played in 4 Playoffs.