Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel Hutchins 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Mel Hutchins - 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.