Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.