Tim Hardaway vs. Elfrid Payton Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elfrid Payton and Tim Hardaway, 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 played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Elfrid Payton, who played 8. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Elfrid Payton had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
13 |
9 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
Elfrid Payton |
8 |
2 |
2014-15 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Tim Hardaway |
Elfrid Payton |
Season |
1989-90 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Orlando Magic |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
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 |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
79 |
33.7 |
14.7 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.471 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.274 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.764 |
Elfrid Payton |
82 |
30.4 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.425 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.262 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.551 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
82 |
39.2 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
.476 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.385 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.803 |
Elfrid Payton |
73 |
29.4 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
10.0 |
.436 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.326 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
.589 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
9 |
44.0 |
25.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
11.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
10.0 |
20.6 |
.486 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.354 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.789 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
81 |
41.1 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
9.1 |
19.7 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.338 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.766 |
Elfrid Payton |
82 |
29.4 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
11.1 |
.471 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.274 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
4 |
44.0 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
20.0 |
.400 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.345 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
.649 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 4 |
|
Tim Hardaway |
Elfrid Payton |
Season |
1992-93 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns |
Honors & Awards |
All-NBA Third Team | - |
All-Star Game | - |
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 |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
66 |
39.5 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
17.7 |
.447 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.330 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.744 |
Elfrid Payton |
63 |
28.7 |
12.7 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
10.6 |
.493 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.326 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
.649 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.
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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 |
62 |
37.4 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.427 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.378 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.760 |
Elfrid Payton |
42 |
29.8 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
.434 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.314 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
80 |
31.7 |
15.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.422 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.364 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
Elfrid Payton |
45 |
27.7 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
.439 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
.203 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.570 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
3 |
36.7 |
17.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
.465 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.714 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
81 |
38.7 |
20.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
17.1 |
.415 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.344 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
Elfrid Payton |
63 |
23.6 |
10.1 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
9.9 |
.432 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.286 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.682 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
17 |
41.2 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
16.9 |
.359 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
.313 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.795 |
Elfrid Payton |
2 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
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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 |
81 |
37.4 |
18.9 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.0 |
.431 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.351 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.781 |
Elfrid Payton |
50 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.383 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.222 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.375 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
5 |
44.4 |
26.0 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
8.4 |
18.8 |
.447 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
.436 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
.784 |
Elfrid Payton |
2 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
48 |
36.9 |
17.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
15.7 |
.400 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.360 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.812 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
5 |
36.4 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
11.2 |
.268 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
.200 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.625 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
52 |
32.2 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
12.3 |
.386 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.367 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.827 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
7 |
26.0 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
9.7 |
.294 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
.206 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.700 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
77 |
33.9 |
14.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
13.5 |
.392 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.801 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
2 |
18.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
68 |
23.5 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
.365 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.347 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.794 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
10 |
12.7 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.367 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.355 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway |
4 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.333 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Elfrid Payton |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |