Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Tyrese Haliburton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Haliburton and Giannis Antetokounmpo to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tyrese Haliburton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring stats than Tyrese Haliburton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 6.4 points more than Tyrese Haliburton in his 5 seasons (23.9 points against 17.5), and he also scored a total of 14,696 points more (20,538 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+6.4
12
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
+14,696
12
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Tyrese Haliburton (+9.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,591).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+9.1
9
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
2

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+1,591
9
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Tyrese Haliburton 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
Tyrese Haliburton 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+51
Tyrese Haliburton 3

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+268
Tyrese Haliburton 25

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
+440
Tyrese Haliburton 123

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
+483
Tyrese Haliburton 277

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
+527
Tyrese Haliburton 329

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Tyrese Haliburton 4
+1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Tyrese Haliburton 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
Tyrese Haliburton 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+32
Tyrese Haliburton 5

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+51
Tyrese Haliburton 15

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+49
Tyrese Haliburton 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+46
Tyrese Haliburton 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Tyrese Haliburton 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+6.4+2.5+2.6+7.4+2.0+4.4+10.8+3.5+5.6+16.2+7+526
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+14,696+5,415+9,245+7.4+314+276+10.8+4,180+6,238+16.2+7+526
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+9.1+3.5+5.2+5.8+2.1+5.1+9.9+4.2+7.4+20.8+7+46
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+1,591+601+1,072+5.8+45+60+9.9+434+723+20.8+7+46
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+6.2
202158

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+2.6
202277

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
+3.8
202356

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+2.8
201780
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
202469

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+8.3
201875
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
202573

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional seasons:

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 7 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 466 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.1 ppg and his lowest 27.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+6.1
20176
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
202415

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+8.4
20187
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
202523

Giannis Antetokounmpo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 28.8 points in a total of 65 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33 ppg and his lowest 23.3.