Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Tim Hardaway Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tim Hardaway Jr. 5

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tim Hardaway Jr. 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 457

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 101

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tim Hardaway Jr. 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tim Hardaway Jr. .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tim Hardaway Jr. .360

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tim Hardaway Jr. .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tim Hardaway Jr. 329

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tim Hardaway Jr. 73

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tim Hardaway Jr. 36

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 9

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tim Hardaway Jr. 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tim Hardaway Jr. 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tim Hardaway Jr. .381

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tim Hardaway Jr. .329

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tim Hardaway Jr. .685

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.