Tyrese Haliburton vs. Shawn Kemp: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shawn Kemp 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 Tyrese Haliburton has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Shawn Kemp 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 2.9 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (17.5 points against 14.6). On the other hand Shawn Kemp scored a total of 9,505 points more than Tyrese Haliburton (15,347 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
+2.9
5
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5
Shawn Kemp 15,347
+9,505
14

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 Shawn Kemp (+0.6 points per game) while Shawn Kemp scored more points (+843).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
+0.6
2
Shawn Kemp 17.3
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+843
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 3
+2
Shawn Kemp 1

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 25
+3
Shawn Kemp 22

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 123
Shawn Kemp 305
+182

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 277
Shawn Kemp 751
+474

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 329
Shawn Kemp 1,014
+685

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 4
Shawn Kemp 37
+33

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 5
Shawn Kemp 5

20+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 15
Shawn Kemp 39
+24

10+ Point Games

Tyrese Haliburton 32
Shawn Kemp 72
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyrese Haliburton 38
Shawn Kemp 86
+48

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyrese Haliburton 0
Shawn Kemp 2
+2

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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:+2.9+1.1+2.6+1.1+2.6+6.5+11.5+1.8+2.8+11.4+9+718
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051

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:+9,505+3,395+6,855+1.1+823+2,065+11.5+3,538+4,909+11.4+9+718
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051

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:+0.6+0.8+2.2+2.4+2.8+7.7+15.8+3.8+4.8+3.6+8+50
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88

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:+843+263+502+2.4+104+284+15.8+421+532+3.6+8+50
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
+6.5
202158
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
+0.3
202277
Shawn Kemp 15.0
199181

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
+5.2
202356
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
+2.3
202469
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
+0.5
202573
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479

Shawn Kemp's additional seasons:

* Shawn Kemp played 9 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1995 to 2003—he averaged 14.7 points in a total of 668 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220
Shawn Kemp 13.2
+13.2
19915

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230
Shawn Kemp 17.4
+17.4
19929

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
+2.2
202415
Shawn Kemp 16.5
199319

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
+2.5
202523
Shawn Kemp 14.8
19945

Shawn Kemp's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Shawn Kemp played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 3.