Phil Ford vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart and Phil Ford, 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.

Phil Ford and Josh Hart both played 7 years in the NBA. Phil Ford had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, while Josh Hart had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Phil Ford 7 4 1978-79 to 1984-85
Josh Hart 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1978-792017-18
Team Kansas City KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Phil Ford 79 34.5 15.9 0.4 1.9 2.3 8.6 2.2 0.1 4.1 3.1 5.9 12.7 .465 - - - 4.1 5.1 .813
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 5 28.6 7.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.8 2.4 0.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 11.4 .263 - - - 1.8 3.2 .563
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1979-802018-19
Team Kansas City KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Phil Ford 82 32.0 16.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 7.4 1.7 0.0 3.4 2.5 6.0 12.9 .462 0.0 0.3 .174 4.2 5.2 .818
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 3 36.7 17.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.7 1.7 0.0 4.0 2.0 6.7 14.3 .465 1.0 1.3 .750 3.0 3.7 .818
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1980-812019-20
Team Kansas City KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Phil Ford 66 34.7 17.5 0.4 1.5 1.9 8.8 1.5 0.1 3.7 2.9 6.4 13.4 .478 0.2 0.5 .306 4.5 5.4 .831
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 5 31.6 7.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.8 1.0 0.0 3.4 1.8 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.8 2.6 .692
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1981-822020-21
Team Kansas City KingsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Phil Ford 72 27.1 9.9 0.3 1.1 1.5 6.3 0.9 0.0 2.7 2.2 4.0 9.0 .439 0.1 0.4 .219 1.9 2.3 .819
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1982-832021-22
Team New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Phil Ford 77 20.9 6.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 3.8 0.7 0.0 1.7 2.5 2.8 5.8 .479 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.6 .789
Josh Hart 54 33.2 14.9 1.1 6.0 7.2 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.8 5.3 10.5 .504 1.4 3.9 .343 3.0 3.9 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford 2 2.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.0 1.000
Josh Hart ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Phil Ford 81 24.9 7.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.1 0.7 0.1 1.7 3.0 2.9 5.8 .502 0.0 0.2 .133 1.2 1.4 .838
Josh Hart 76 32.3 9.8 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.8 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 6.8 .529 0.8 2.2 .372 1.7 2.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Josh Hart 11 32.1 10.4 1.6 5.7 7.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.5 4.1 8.5 .479 0.9 2.9 .313 1.3 2.0 .636

Season 7
Phil Ford Josh Hart
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Houston RocketsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Phil Ford 25 11.6 1.8 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.9 .298 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.7 .889
Josh Hart 81 33.4 9.4 1.6 6.8 8.3 4.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 8.4 .434 1.0 3.2 .310 1.1 1.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Ford ------- --- ----------
Josh Hart 13 42.2 14.5 2.8 8.7 11.5 4.5 1.0 0.8 2.6 3.2 5.1 11.5 .440 1.7 4.5 .373 2.7 3.7 .729
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