Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland 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.

Jeff Ruland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jeff Ruland: 1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jeff Ruland 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Jeff Ruland 8

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Jeff Ruland 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Jeff Ruland 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Jeff Ruland 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Jeff Ruland 10.2

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Jeff Ruland 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Jeff Ruland 5,763

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Jeff Ruland 3,378

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Jeff Ruland 1,002

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Jeff Ruland 249

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Jeff Ruland 267

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Jeff Ruland 22.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Jeff Ruland 12.3 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Jeff Ruland 5.3 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Jeff Ruland 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Jeff Ruland 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Jeff Ruland 9.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Jeff Ruland 3.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Jeff Ruland 313

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Jeff Ruland 163

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Jeff Ruland 67

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Jeff Ruland 14

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Jeff Ruland 13

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Jeff Ruland 24.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Jeff Ruland 12.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Jeff Ruland 7.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Jeff Ruland 2.3 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Jeff Ruland 1.0 (1986)