Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Mel McGaha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel McGaha 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 2024-25
Mel McGaha: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 Mel McGaha 1

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Mel McGaha 1

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Mel McGaha 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Mel McGaha 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Mel McGaha 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,151 Mel McGaha 176

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,338 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,486 Mel McGaha 51

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 495 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 108 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 813 Mel McGaha 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .417 Mel McGaha .318

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .361 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .815 Mel McGaha .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Mel McGaha 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Mel McGaha 1.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Mel McGaha 1

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Mel McGaha 2

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Mel McGaha 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Mel McGaha .000

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Mel McGaha - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Mel McGaha .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949)

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

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