Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Norm Nixon Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Norm Nixon and Tim Hardaway Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Tim Hardaway Jr. played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Norm Nixon, who played 10. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Norm Nixon had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
11 |
5 |
2013-14 to 2023-24 |
Norm Nixon |
10 |
6 |
1977-78 to 1988-89 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
81 |
23.1 |
10.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
.428 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
.363 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.828 |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
34.3 |
13.7 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
12.3 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
30.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
70 |
24.0 |
11.5 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.389 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
.342 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.801 |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
38.4 |
17.1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
14.0 |
.542 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
8 |
40.9 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
14.9 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.733 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
51 |
16.9 |
6.4 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.430 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
.336 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.893 |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
39.3 |
17.6 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
14.7 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
9 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
.269 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
.143 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.667 |
Norm Nixon |
16 |
40.5 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.477 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.804 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
79 |
27.3 |
14.5 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
5.3 |
11.5 |
.455 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.357 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.766 |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
37.5 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.167 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
6 |
33.3 |
12.8 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
13.7 |
.329 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
.262 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.632 |
Norm Nixon |
3 |
44.3 |
19.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
16.3 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
3.3 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
57 |
33.1 |
17.5 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
15.0 |
.421 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
.317 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.816 |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
36.9 |
17.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
15.5 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.808 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
39.2 |
20.4 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.333 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.754 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
65 |
31.6 |
18.1 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
15.3 |
.393 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.340 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.841 |
Norm Nixon |
79 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
14.2 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
14 |
38.4 |
19.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
16.9 |
.477 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.429 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.740 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
71 |
29.5 |
15.8 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
12.5 |
.434 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
.398 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.819 |
Norm Nixon |
82 |
37.2 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
15.5 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.239 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
6 |
34.0 |
17.8 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
15.8 |
.421 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
.352 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
70 |
28.4 |
16.6 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.447 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
.391 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.816 |
Norm Nixon |
81 |
35.7 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
7.4 |
15.8 |
.465 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
7 |
37.4 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.416 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
.404 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.750 |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
42 |
29.6 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
12.6 |
.394 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
.336 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.757 |
Norm Nixon |
67 |
31.9 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
13.7 |
.438 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.347 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.809 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Norm Nixon didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
71 |
30.3 |
14.4 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
11.9 |
.401 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
.385 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.770 |
Norm Nixon |
53 |
24.9 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.414 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.276 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.738 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
79 |
26.8 |
14.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
.402 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
.353 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.852 |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
11 |
12.5 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.378 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.308 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Norm Nixon |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |