Tyrese Haliburton vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tyrese Haliburton has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Norman Powell scored more total points in both stages. 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 4.3 points more than Norman Powell in his 10 seasons (17.5 points against 13.2). On the other hand Norman Powell scored a total of 2,315 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (8,157 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
+4.3
5
Norman Powell 13.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5
Norman Powell 8,157
+2,315
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyrese Haliburton has a better career point average than Norman Powell (+8.2 points per game) while Norman Powell scored more points (+203).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
+8.2
2
Norman Powell 9.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2
Norman Powell 882
+203
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 3
+1
Norman Powell 2

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 25
Norman Powell 26
+1

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 123
Norman Powell 149
+26

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 277
Norman Powell 393
+116

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 329
Norman Powell 566
+237

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 4
Norman Powell 51
+47

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 5
+4
Norman Powell 1

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 15
+3
Norman Powell 12

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 32
Norman Powell 42
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 38
Norman Powell 79
+41

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Norman Powell 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+4.3+1.7+3.5+0.6+0.9+2.3+0.6+0.1+3.1+5+284
Norman Powell 13.2 4.6 9.8 47.1 1.7 4.3 39.8 2.3 2.8 82.4 10 617

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:+2,315+740+1,630+0.6+203+475+0.6+632+801+3.1+5+284
Norman Powell 8,157 2,850 6,053 47.1 1,059 2,659 39.8 1,398 1,697 82.4 10 617

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:+8.2+3.1+6.2+2.2+1.5+4.5+2.8+0.3+0.4+3.2+7+53
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91

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:+203+64+168+2.2+12+9+2.8+63+82+3.2+7+53
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+7.4
202158
Norman Powell 5.6
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+6.9
202277
Norman Powell 8.4
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
+15.2
202356
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
+11.5
202469
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
+2.6
202573
Norman Powell 16.0
202052

Norman Powell's additional seasons:

* Norman Powell played 5 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 310 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 13.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Norman Powell 11.7
+11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230
Norman Powell 2.0
+2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
+12.2
202415
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
+3.9
202523
Norman Powell 13.4
202011

Norman Powell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 12.8.