Tyrese Haliburton vs. Billy Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Thomas and Tyrese Haliburton, 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.

Tyrese Haliburton played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Billy Thomas, who played 3. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Billy Thomas had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Tyrese Haliburton 4 1 2020-21 to 2023-24
Billy Thomas 3 3 2004-05 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Billy Thomas
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 58 30.1 13.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 1.4 5.0 10.7 .472 2.1 5.1 .409 0.8 1.0 .857
Billy Thomas 25 14.2 3.7 0.3 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.8 .362 0.7 2.2 .304 0.3 0.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Billy Thomas 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Billy Thomas
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 77 35.0 15.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 5.6 11.8 .473 2.1 5.1 .414 2.1 2.5 .842
Billy Thomas 17 7.7 2.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.4 .325 0.6 1.8 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Billy Thomas 3 4.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.3 .000 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 1.3 .500

Note: Billy Thomas didn't play in 2006-07.

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Billy Thomas
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 56 33.6 20.7 0.6 3.1 3.7 10.4 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 7.4 15.0 .490 2.9 7.2 .400 3.1 3.6 .871
Billy Thomas 11 3.8 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.5 .235 0.4 1.5 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Billy Thomas 3 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Tyrese Haliburton Billy Thomas
Season 2023-24-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Tyrese Haliburton 69 32.2 20.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 10.9 1.2 0.7 2.3 1.1 7.2 15.2 .477 2.8 7.8 .364 2.8 3.3 .855
Billy Thomas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 12 35.1 18.3 0.9 4.2 5.1 8.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 6.9 14.3 .483 3.3 9.0 .361 1.2 1.3 .875
Billy Thomas ------- --- ----------
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