Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Steve Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Hayes 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
Steve Hayes: 1981-82 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Steve Hayes 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 12 Steve Hayes 5

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 Steve Hayes 1

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Steve Hayes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.7 Steve Hayes 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Steve Hayes 2.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 Steve Hayes 0.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Steve Hayes 0.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Steve Hayes 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 11,151 Steve Hayes 545

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,338 Steve Hayes 526

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,486 Steve Hayes 85

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 495 Steve Hayes 32

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 108 Steve Hayes 102

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 813 Steve Hayes 212

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .417 Steve Hayes .482

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .361 Steve Hayes .000

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .815 Steve Hayes .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Steve Hayes 4.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Steve Hayes 3.6 (1983)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Steve Hayes 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Steve Hayes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Steve Hayes 0.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 9.5 Steve Hayes 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.3 Steve Hayes 1.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.0 Steve Hayes 0.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Steve Hayes 0.0

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Steve Hayes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 456 Steve Hayes 2

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 111 Steve Hayes 1

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 47 Steve Hayes 0

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 15 Steve Hayes 0

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 2 Steve Hayes 0

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 48 Steve Hayes 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .374 Steve Hayes 1.000

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .328 Steve Hayes -

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .686 Steve Hayes -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Steve Hayes 2.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Steve Hayes 1.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2017) Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) Steve Hayes 0.0 (1986)