Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.