Rick Adelman vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Tim Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Tim Hardaway 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

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, this player has no data for the stat.