Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 4 LeBron James 16

NBA Cups Won Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.5 LeBron James 28.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.5 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.3 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 323 LeBron James 8,023

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 69 LeBron James 2,549

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 35 LeBron James 2,023

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 8 LeBron James 471

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 LeBron James 270

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 28 LeBron James 282

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .382 LeBron James .495

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 LeBron James .331

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .692 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)