Tyrese Haliburton vs. Tony Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Smith 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

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 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Tony Smith, who played 9. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Tony Smith had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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 achivements, 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 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24
Tony Smith 9 6 1990-91 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
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
Tony Smith 64 10.9 3.7 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 3.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 7 5.7 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.9 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Tony Smith 63 13.0 4.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.5 .399 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 4 10.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.5 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Tony Smith 55 13.7 6.0 0.8 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.0 .484 0.0 0.2 .182 1.1 1.5 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 5 14.6 6.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.8 2.6 5.0 .520 0.4 0.8 .500 1.2 1.8 .667

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers TBDDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Tony Smith 73 22.2 8.8 1.5 1.2 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.7 8.5 .441 0.2 0.7 .320 1.2 1.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 12 35.1 18.3 0.9 4.2 5.1 8.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 6.9 14.3 .483 3.3 9.0 .361 1.2 1.3 .875
Tony Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season -1994-95
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 61 16.8 5.6 0.7 1.0 1.8 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.2 5.1 .427 0.5 1.5 .352 0.7 1.0 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 6 4.5 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 2.2 .231 0.5 1.7 .300 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 6
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season -1995-96
Team -Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 59 15.9 5.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.0 4.6 .423 0.6 2.0 .328 0.5 0.8 .609
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 3 20.3 7.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 6.3 .474 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season -1996-97
Team -Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 69 18.7 5.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.6 2.0 4.9 .409 0.5 1.4 .323 0.6 0.9 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 2 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 8
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season -1997-98
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 7 11.4 2.7 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 3.4 .333 0.0 0.6 .000 0.4 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith ------- --- ----------

Note: Tony Smith didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 9
Tyrese Haliburton Tony Smith
Season -2000-01
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith 6 13.0 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.2 0.0 1.5 2.0 1.3 3.8 .348 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tony Smith ------- --- ----------
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