Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,151 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,338 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,486 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 495 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 108 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 813 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .417 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .361 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .815 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)