Hersey Hawkins vs. Hassan Whiteside Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hassan Whiteside and Hersey Hawkins, 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.

Hersey Hawkins played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Hassan Whiteside, who played 10. Hersey Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Hassan Whiteside had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Hersey Hawkins	13	8	1988-89 to 2000-01
Hassan Whiteside	10	4	2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1988-89	2010-11
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	79	32.6	15.1	0.6	2.2	2.8	3.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	2.3	5.6	12.3	.455	0.9	2.1	.428	3.1	3.7	.831
Hassan Whiteside	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	3	24.0	2.7	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	1.0	8.0	.125	0.0	1.7	.000	0.7	0.7	1.000
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1989-90	2011-12
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.8	18.5	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.2	1.6	0.3	2.3	2.6	6.4	13.9	.460	1.0	2.4	.420	4.7	5.3	.888
Hassan Whiteside	18	6.1	1.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.417

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	41.5	23.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	3.6	1.2	0.7	3.1	2.5	8.1	16.3	.497	1.4	3.6	.389	5.9	6.3	.937
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Hassan Whiteside didn't play in 2012-13 and 2013-14.


Season 3
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1990-91	2014-15
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	80	38.9	22.1	0.6	3.3	3.9	3.7	2.2	0.5	2.7	2.3	7.4	15.6	.472	1.4	3.4	.400	6.0	6.9	.871
Hassan Whiteside	48	23.8	11.8	3.0	7.0	10.0	0.1	0.6	2.6	1.2	2.7	5.1	8.1	.628	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	3.3	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	8	41.1	20.9	1.0	4.8	5.8	3.4	2.5	1.3	2.0	3.6	5.9	12.6	.465	1.8	3.3	.538	7.4	7.9	.937
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1991-92	2015-16
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	37.2	19.0	0.7	2.7	3.3	3.1	1.9	0.5	2.3	2.1	6.4	13.9	.462	1.1	2.8	.397	5.0	5.7	.874
Hassan Whiteside	73	29.1	14.2	3.3	8.6	11.8	0.4	0.6	3.7	1.9	2.8	5.7	9.3	.606	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.5	.650

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	10	29.1	12.0	2.6	8.3	10.9	0.3	0.8	2.8	1.3	3.4	4.7	6.9	.681	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	4.4	.591


Season 5
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1992-93	2016-17
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	81	36.8	20.3	1.1	3.1	4.3	3.9	1.7	0.4	2.2	2.3	6.8	14.5	.470	1.5	3.8	.397	5.2	6.0	.860
Hassan Whiteside	77	32.6	17.0	3.8	10.3	14.1	0.7	0.7	2.1	2.0	2.9	7.0	12.6	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.6	.628

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1993-94	2017-18
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	32.3	14.4	1.1	3.5	4.6	2.6	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.0	4.8	10.5	.460	1.0	2.9	.332	3.8	4.4	.862
Hassan Whiteside	54	25.3	14.0	3.2	8.2	11.4	1.0	0.7	1.7	1.7	2.4	5.8	10.7	.540	0.0	0.0	1.000	2.4	3.4	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	5	15.4	5.2	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.4	3.2	1.8	4.0	.450	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.615


Season 7
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1994-95	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.3	14.3	0.7	3.1	3.8	3.2	1.5	0.2	1.8	2.2	4.8	9.9	.482	1.6	3.6	.440	3.2	3.7	.867
Hassan Whiteside	72	23.3	12.3	3.6	7.8	11.3	0.8	0.6	1.9	1.3	2.7	5.4	9.4	.571	0.0	0.2	.125	1.5	3.4	.449

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	4	32.5	11.3	1.3	4.0	5.3	2.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	3.3	3.3	8.0	.406	1.0	3.3	.308	3.8	4.3	.882
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1995-96	2019-20
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals	Trail Blazers 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	34.4	15.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.7	1.8	0.2	2.0	2.1	5.4	11.4	.473	1.8	4.6	.384	3.0	3.5	.874
Hassan Whiteside	67	30.0	15.5	3.9	9.7	13.5	1.2	0.4	2.9	1.8	2.9	6.5	10.5	.621	0.1	0.1	.571	2.4	3.6	.686

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	21	34.0	12.3	0.8	2.2	3.0	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.6	2.6	3.6	8.0	.452	1.0	3.0	.344	4.0	4.5	.895
Hassan Whiteside	5	21.2	6.8	1.4	5.6	7.0	0.4	0.2	2.0	1.2	3.4	2.6	4.8	.542	0.2	0.2	1.000	1.4	2.8	.500


Season 9
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1996-97	2020-21
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	33.6	13.9	1.1	2.8	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.1	1.6	1.8	4.5	9.7	.464	1.7	4.3	.403	3.1	3.6	.875
Hassan Whiteside	36	15.2	8.1	1.7	4.3	6.0	0.6	0.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	3.5	6.2	.563	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	2.2	.519

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	12	40.3	15.3	1.4	3.1	4.5	2.8	2.5	0.3	1.8	2.7	5.2	11.0	.470	2.3	4.9	.458	2.7	2.9	.914
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1997-98	2021-22
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	Jazz 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	82	31.7	10.5	0.9	3.2	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.2	1.2	1.9	3.4	7.8	.440	1.5	3.7	.415	2.2	2.5	.868
Hassan Whiteside	65	17.9	8.2	2.6	5.0	7.6	0.4	0.3	1.6	0.8	2.8	3.3	5.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.6	.623

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	10	33.8	13.4	1.7	4.0	5.7	3.6	1.8	0.1	0.9	2.4	4.1	8.8	.466	1.7	4.3	.395	3.5	4.0	.875
Hassan Whiteside	6	10.8	1.8	1.3	3.8	5.2	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.0	1.5	0.8	2.0	.417	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.7	.250


Season 11
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1998-99	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	50	32.9	10.3	1.0	3.0	4.0	2.5	1.6	0.4	1.6	1.8	3.4	8.2	.419	1.1	3.6	.306	2.4	2.6	.902
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	1999-00	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
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		%
Hersey Hawkins	61	26.6	7.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	2.2	1.2	0.2	1.6	2.4	2.6	6.1	.424	0.9	2.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.899
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Hersey Hawkins	Hassan Whiteside
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Charlotte Hornets	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets 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		%
Hersey Hawkins	59	11.5	3.1	0.3	1.1	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.9	2.3	.409	0.3	0.8	.370	0.9	1.1	.857
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Hersey Hawkins	6	8.2	2.0	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.5	1.3	.375	0.2	0.7	.250	0.8	1.2	.714
Hassan Whiteside	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Hersey Hawkins vs. Hassan Whiteside Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hassan Whiteside and Hersey Hawkins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13