Derek Harper vs. Isaiah Hartenstein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Hartenstein and Derek Harper, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Derek Harper played 16 years in the NBA, 10 more than Isaiah Hartenstein, who played 6. Derek Harper had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, while Isaiah Hartenstein had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Derek Harper 16 10 1983-84 to 1998-99
Isaiah Hartenstein 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West 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 %
Derek Harper 82 20.9 5.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.4 5.5 .443 0.0 0.3 .115 0.8 1.2 .673
Isaiah Hartenstein 28 7.9 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.5 .488 0.1 0.2 .333 0.4 0.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 10 22.6 5.0 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.8 1.1 0.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 5.4 .389 0.3 0.8 .375 0.5 0.7 .714
Isaiah Hartenstein 2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Derek Harper 82 27.0 9.6 0.6 1.9 2.4 4.4 1.8 0.5 1.5 2.4 4.0 7.7 .520 0.3 0.7 .344 1.4 1.9 .721
Isaiah Hartenstein 23 11.6 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.9 2.9 .657 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.2 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 4 33.0 6.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 5.0 1.5 0.3 1.0 3.0 2.5 5.3 .476 0.3 0.8 .333 1.3 1.8 .714
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Derek Harper 79 27.2 12.2 0.9 1.9 2.9 5.3 1.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.9 9.2 .534 0.2 0.6 .235 2.2 2.9 .747
Isaiah Hartenstein 46 12.2 5.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.3 2.0 3.7 .550 0.0 0.1 .333 1.0 1.5 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 10 34.8 13.4 1.3 0.6 1.9 7.6 2.3 0.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 10.7 .533 0.8 1.4 .571 1.2 1.6 .750
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Derek Harper 77 33.2 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 7.9 2.2 0.3 1.8 2.5 6.5 12.9 .501 1.0 2.8 .358 2.1 3.0 .684
Isaiah Hartenstein 68 17.9 8.3 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.4 0.7 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 5.4 .626 0.2 0.4 .467 1.3 1.9 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 4 30.8 16.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.8 1.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 5.0 10.0 .500 0.5 2.3 .222 6.0 7.5 .800
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
Derek Harper 82 37.0 17.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.7 2.0 0.4 2.3 2.0 6.5 14.2 .459 0.7 2.3 .313 3.2 4.2 .759
Isaiah Hartenstein 82 19.9 5.0 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.0 .535 0.1 0.5 .216 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 17 35.4 13.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.1 1.9 0.3 1.9 2.6 5.2 11.9 .441 0.5 2.1 .250 2.5 3.5 .729
Isaiah Hartenstein 11 20.0 3.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750

Season 6
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 81 36.6 17.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.0 2.1 0.5 2.5 2.7 6.6 13.9 .477 1.2 3.4 .356 2.8 3.5 .806
Isaiah Hartenstein 75 25.3 7.8 3.3 5.1 8.3 2.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 2.8 3.1 4.9 .644 0.0 0.0 .333 1.5 2.1 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein 12 29.8 9.2 3.8 4.0 7.8 3.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.1 3.8 6.2 .608 0.1 0.2 .500 1.6 1.8 .864

Season 7
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1989-90-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Derek Harper 82 36.7 18.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 7.4 2.3 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.9 14.2 .488 1.1 2.9 .371 3.0 3.8 .794
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 3 39.7 19.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 7.7 1.3 0.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 16.0 .438 1.7 5.3 .313 3.7 5.3 .688
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1990-91-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Derek Harper 77 37.4 19.7 0.8 2.3 3.0 7.1 1.9 0.2 2.3 2.9 7.4 15.9 .467 1.2 3.2 .362 3.7 5.1 .731
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1991-92-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Derek Harper 65 34.6 17.7 0.8 1.9 2.6 5.7 1.6 0.3 2.4 2.3 6.9 15.6 .443 0.9 2.9 .312 3.0 4.0 .759
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1992-93-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
Derek Harper 62 34.0 18.2 0.7 1.3 2.0 5.4 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.3 6.3 15.1 .419 1.6 4.1 .393 3.9 5.1 .756
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1993-94-
Team Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 82 26.9 9.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 4.1 1.5 0.1 1.6 2.0 3.7 9.1 .407 0.9 2.5 .360 1.4 2.0 .687
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 23 32.6 11.4 0.6 1.8 2.3 4.5 1.8 0.0 1.8 2.7 4.3 10.0 .429 1.3 3.7 .341 1.6 2.4 .643
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1994-95-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Derek Harper 80 34.0 11.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.7 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.7 4.2 9.5 .446 1.3 3.7 .363 1.7 2.4 .724
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 11 35.3 14.3 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.6 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.6 5.1 9.9 .514 2.5 4.3 .574 1.6 2.2 .750
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1995-96-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Derek Harper 82 35.3 14.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 4.3 1.6 0.1 2.2 2.5 5.3 11.5 .464 1.5 4.0 .372 1.9 2.5 .757
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 8 36.6 10.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 4.8 1.3 0.1 1.8 3.0 3.6 10.3 .354 1.4 4.4 .314 1.4 1.9 .733
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1996-97-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 75 29.5 10.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.3 1.2 0.2 1.8 1.9 4.0 9.0 .444 0.8 2.3 .341 1.3 1.7 .742
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1997-98-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 66 26.7 8.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.4 8.2 .417 0.9 2.5 .360 0.8 1.2 .696
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper ------- --- ----------
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Derek Harper Isaiah Hartenstein
Season 1998-99-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 45 24.9 6.9 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.2 1.5 2.7 6.5 .412 1.0 2.6 .368 0.6 0.7 .813
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Derek Harper 7 16.0 4.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.9 4.4 .419 0.1 1.4 .100 0.4 0.9 .500
Isaiah Hartenstein ------- --- ----------
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