Walt Frazier vs. Steve Hawes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Hawes and Walt Frazier, 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.

Walt Frazier played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Steve Hawes, who played 10. Walt Frazier had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Steve Hawes had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1967-68	1974-75
Team	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	Rockets Lost East 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		%
Walt Frazier	74	21.5	9.0	-	-	4.2	4.1	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	7.7	.451	-	-	-	2.1	3.2	.655
Steve Hawes	55	16.3	5.9	1.5	3.5	5.0	1.6	0.7	0.7	-	1.8	2.5	5.1	.502	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	4	29.8	9.5	-	-	5.5	6.3	-	-	-	3.0	3.0	8.3	.364	-	-	-	3.5	4.5	.778
Steve Hawes	8	16.0	5.5	0.4	3.3	3.6	1.6	0.4	0.4	-	1.4	2.3	4.8	.474	-	-	-	1.0	1.1	.889

Season 2
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1968-69	1975-76
Team	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Walt Frazier	80	36.9	17.5	-	-	6.2	7.9	-	-	-	3.1	6.6	13.2	.505	-	-	-	4.3	5.7	.746
Steve Hawes	72	19.6	6.7	2.4	4.5	6.9	1.6	0.6	0.3	-	2.3	2.8	5.6	.494	-	-	-	1.2	1.7	.725
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	10	41.5	21.2	-	-	7.4	9.1	-	-	-	3.0	8.9	17.7	.503	-	-	-	3.4	5.7	.596
Steve Hawes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1969-70	1976-77
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Walt Frazier	77	39.5	20.9	-	-	6.0	8.2	-	-	-	2.6	7.8	15.0	.518	-	-	-	5.3	7.1	.748
Steve Hawes	44	21.5	8.2	1.8	4.2	5.9	1.4	0.8	0.5	-	3.2	3.3	6.9	.482	-	-	-	1.5	2.0	.761
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	19	43.9	16.0	-	-	7.8	8.2	-	-	-	2.8	6.2	13.0	.478	-	-	-	3.6	4.7	.764
Steve Hawes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1970-71	1977-78
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks 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		%
Walt Frazier	80	43.2	21.7	-	-	6.8	6.7	-	-	-	3.0	8.1	16.5	.494	-	-	-	5.4	7.0	.779
Steve Hawes	75	31.0	12.7	2.4	6.8	9.2	2.5	1.0	0.8	2.0	3.1	5.2	11.4	.453	-	-	-	2.3	2.9	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	12	41.8	22.6	-	-	5.8	4.5	-	-	-	3.8	9.0	17.0	.529	-	-	-	4.6	6.3	.733
Steve Hawes	2	35.5	8.0	1.5	7.0	8.5	4.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	2.5	3.5	9.0	.389	-	-	-	1.0	1.5	.667

Season 5
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1971-72	1978-79
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Walt Frazier	77	40.6	23.2	-	-	6.7	5.8	-	-	-	2.4	8.7	17.0	.512	-	-	-	5.8	7.2	.808
Steve Hawes	81	27.2	10.5	2.3	5.0	7.3	2.3	1.0	0.6	1.8	3.3	4.6	9.3	.492	-	-	-	1.3	1.6	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	16	44.0	24.3	-	-	7.0	6.1	-	-	-	3.0	9.3	17.3	.536	-	-	-	5.8	7.8	.736
Steve Hawes	9	27.0	9.9	3.0	4.0	7.0	3.2	0.9	0.3	0.6	3.7	4.4	9.0	.494	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.750

Season 6
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1972-73	1979-80
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East 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		%
Walt Frazier	78	40.8	21.1	-	-	7.3	5.9	-	-	-	2.4	8.7	17.8	.490	-	-	-	3.7	4.5	.817
Steve Hawes	82	22.6	9.3	1.8	4.2	6.0	1.8	0.9	0.4	1.5	2.5	3.7	7.4	.502	0.0	0.1	.375	1.8	2.2	.824
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	17	45.0	21.9	-	-	7.3	6.2	-	-	-	3.1	8.8	17.2	.514	-	-	-	4.3	5.5	.777
Steve Hawes	5	29.8	10.4	2.6	4.4	7.0	2.4	1.8	0.2	1.6	4.4	3.6	8.2	.439	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	3.6	.889

Season 7
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1973-74	1980-81
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Walt Frazier	80	41.7	20.5	1.5	5.2	6.7	6.9	2.0	0.2	-	2.7	8.4	17.9	.472	-	-	-	3.7	4.4	.838
Steve Hawes	74	31.2	12.0	2.2	5.4	7.6	2.3	1.0	0.4	2.2	3.9	4.5	8.6	.523	0.0	0.1	.250	3.0	3.8	.799
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	12	40.9	22.5	1.8	6.2	7.9	4.0	1.8	0.3	-	3.4	9.4	18.8	.502	-	-	-	3.7	4.1	.898
Steve Hawes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1974-75	1981-82
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hawks 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		%
Walt Frazier	78	41.1	21.5	1.2	4.8	6.0	6.1	2.4	0.2	-	2.6	8.6	17.8	.483	-	-	-	4.2	5.1	.828
Steve Hawes	49	26.9	9.3	1.8	4.7	6.5	2.9	0.7	0.7	1.8	3.2	3.6	7.6	.481	0.1	0.2	.400	2.0	2.6	.762
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	3	41.3	23.7	1.0	5.7	6.7	7.0	3.7	0.0	-	1.3	9.7	15.3	.630	-	-	-	4.3	5.3	.813
Steve Hawes	1	12.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	.400	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.0	.750

Season 9
	Walt Frazier	Steve Hawes
Season	1975-76	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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		%
Walt Frazier	59	41.1	19.1	1.3	5.4	6.8	5.9	1.8	0.2	-	2.8	8.0	16.4	.485	-	-	-	3.2	3.8	.823
Steve Hawes	77	18.4	5.2	1.1	3.6	4.7	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.4	2.5	2.1	5.1	.418	0.1	0.3	.238	0.9	1.2	.734
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Walt Frazier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Hawes	2	17.5	6.0	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	4.0	2.5	5.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.5	.667