Tyrese Haliburton vs. Tamar Slay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tamar Slay 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 Tamar Slay, who played 3. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Tamar Slay had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Tamar Slay 3 2 2002-03 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyrese Haliburton Tamar Slay
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
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
Tamar Slay 36 7.6 2.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.1 2.9 .379 0.2 0.7 .280 0.2 0.3 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tamar Slay 6 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 .250 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Tyrese Haliburton Tamar Slay
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Tamar Slay 22 7.5 2.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.0 2.7 .350 0.2 0.5 .333 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tamar Slay 6 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .200 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3

Tyrese Haliburton Tamar Slay
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Indiana PacersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Tamar Slay 8 9.8 3.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.6 4.9 .333 0.3 1.5 .167 0.0 0.3 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton ------- --- ----------
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Tyrese Haliburton Tamar Slay
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
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tyrese Haliburton 13 34.8 18.8 0.9 4.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.9 7.2 14.5 .492 3.5 9.2 .375 1.1 1.3 .824
Tamar Slay ------- --- ----------