Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,456 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,389 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,524 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 509 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 110 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 838 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .362 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .817 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Lionel Malamed -

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

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Lionel Malamed - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.