Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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 2025-26
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,443 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,388 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,522 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 507 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 110 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 837 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .362 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .816 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Johnny Payak - n/a **

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

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.