Tyrese Haliburton vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston and Tyrese Haliburton 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Tyrese Haliburton has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Tyrese Haliburton averages 0.2 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (17.5 points against 17.3). On the other hand Allan Houston scored a total of 8,709 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (14,551 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
+0.2
5
Allan Houston 17.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5
Allan Houston 14,551
+8,709
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Tyrese Haliburton (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+535).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
2
Allan Houston 19.3
+1.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2
Allan Houston 1,214
+535
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 3
Allan Houston 4
+1

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 25
Allan Houston 63
+38

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 123
Allan Houston 329
+206

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 277
Allan Houston 684
+407

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 329
Allan Houston 824
+495

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 4
Allan Houston 15
+11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 5
Allan Houston 6
+1

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 15
Allan Houston 25
+10

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 32
Allan Houston 61
+29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 38
Allan Houston 63
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Allan Houston 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333
difference:+0.2+0.1+1.0+3.3+1.0+2.7+1.0+0.8+0.9+0.8+7+506
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333
difference:+8,709+3,227+7,594+3.3+449+1,063+1.0+1,806+2,083+0.8+7+506
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38
difference:+1.4+0.3+1.5+2.5+1.6+5.0+6.2+2.5+2.6+5.1+4+25
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38
difference:+535+184+440+2.5+31+118+6.2+198+219+5.1+4+25
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+4.5
202158
Allan Houston 8.5
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+0.8
202277
Allan Houston 14.5
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277
Allan Houston 19.7
+4.4
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+0.5
202277
Allan Houston 14.8
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
+2.3
202356
Allan Houston 18.4
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
+3.8
202469
Allan Houston 16.3
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
202573
Allan Houston 19.7
+1.1
200082

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 5 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2001 to 2005—he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 307 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Allan Houston 25.0
+25.0
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Allan Houston 19.2
+19.2
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
+0.2
202415
Allan Houston 18.5
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
202523
Allan Houston 17.6
+0.3
200016

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 20.8.