Andre Drummond vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Tim Hardaway Jr., who played 13. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Tim Hardaway Jr. had his rookie season in 2013-14. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andre Drummond 14 4 2012-13 to 2025-26
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2012-132013-14
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 60 20.7 7.9 2.8 4.8 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.6 1.0 2.4 3.5 5.7 .608 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.7 .371
difference:+21+2.4+2.3+2.6+3.5+6.1+0.3+0.5+1.5-0.4-0.6+0.1+2.8+.180+1.6+4.4+0.3+1.1+.457
Tim Hardaway Jr. 81 23.1 10.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 3.6 8.5 .428 1.6 4.4 .363 1.3 1.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2013-142014-15
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.3 13.5 5.4 7.8 13.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 3.4 5.9 9.5 .623 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.0 .418
difference:+11+8.3+2.0+5.2+5.7+11.0+1.4+0.9+1.4-0.2-1.7+1.9+0.7+.234+1.7+5.1+0.1+1.8+.383
Tim Hardaway Jr. 70 24.0 11.5 0.2 2.1 2.2 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.7 4.0 10.2 .389 1.7 5.1 .342 1.8 2.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2014-152015-16
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 82 30.5 13.8 5.3 8.1 13.5 0.7 0.9 1.9 1.5 3.5 6.0 11.7 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 4.5 .389
difference:+31+13.6+7.4+5.2+6.6+11.8+0.3+0.5+1.8-1.0-2.6+3.8+6.5+.084+0.9+2.8+0.7+3.4+.504
Tim Hardaway Jr. 51 16.9 6.4 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 2.2 5.2 .430 0.9 2.8 .336 1.0 1.1 .893
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 9.7 2.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.9 .269 0.2 1.6 .143 0.4 0.7 .667

Season 4

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2015-162016-17
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 32.9 16.2 4.9 9.9 14.8 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 3.0 6.8 13.1 .521 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 7.2 .355
difference:+2+5.6+1.7+4.5+7.5+12.0+1.5+0.8+1.2-0.6-1.7+1.5+1.6+.066+1.9+5.2+.024+0.5+4.5+.411
Tim Hardaway Jr. 79 27.3 14.5 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.3 5.3 11.5 .455 1.9 5.3 .357 2.1 2.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 32.8 16.8 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 7.0 13.5 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 8.5 .324
difference:+2+0.5+4.0+2.5+3.8+6.3+1.2+0.2+1.5-0.7-0.2+2.5+0.2+.190+1.8+6.7+.262+0.8+5.3+.308
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 33.3 12.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.7 2.2 4.5 13.7 .329 1.8 7.0 .262 2.0 3.2 .632

Season 5

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 81 29.7 13.6 4.3 9.5 13.8 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.9 2.9 6.0 11.2 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 1.7 4.4 .386
difference:+24+3.4+3.9+3.7+6.1+9.9+1.6+0.4+0.9-0.3-0.7+0.3+3.8+.109+2.3+7.1+.031+0.9+1.3+.430
Tim Hardaway Jr. 57 33.1 17.5 0.6 3.4 3.9 2.7 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.2 6.3 15.0 .421 2.3 7.2 .317 2.6 3.1 .816
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 78 33.7 15.0 5.1 10.9 16.0 3.0 1.5 1.6 2.6 3.2 6.0 11.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 5.1 .605
difference:+13+2.1+3.1+4.6+8.0+12.6+0.6+0.7+1.5-1.0-1.0+4.0+.136+2.5+7.2+.340+0.5+0.9+.236
Tim Hardaway Jr. 65 31.6 18.1 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.2 6.0 15.3 .393 2.5 7.3 .340 3.6 4.2 .841
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 79 33.5 17.3 5.4 10.2 15.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 3.4 7.1 13.3 .533 0.1 0.5 .132 3.1 5.2 .590
difference:+8+4.0+1.5+5.0+7.3+12.3+0.5+1.1+1.6-1.2-1.6+1.7+0.8+.099+2.8+6.7+.266+1.0+2.6+.229
Tim Hardaway Jr. 71 29.5 15.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 5.4 12.5 .434 2.9 7.2 .398 2.1 2.6 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 31.8 14.3 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.3 1.5 1.3 2.8 4.3 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 5.3 .429
difference:+2+2.2+3.5+4.5+5.0+9.5+0.5+1.2+1.3-2.3-1.6+0.7+2.3+.023+3.2+8.7+.352+1.0+3.5+.298
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 34.0 17.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.5 2.7 6.7 15.8 .421 3.2 9.0 .352 1.3 1.8 .727

Season 8

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Detroit Pistons, Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 57 32.9 17.7 4.4 10.8 15.2 2.7 1.9 1.6 3.6 3.5 7.3 13.8 .533 0.1 0.6 .143 3.0 5.2 .575
difference:+13+4.5+1.1+4.1+7.8+11.9+0.9+1.5+1.4-2.7-1.9+1.5+0.8+.086+2.9+7.0+.248+1.0+2.7+.241
Tim Hardaway Jr. 70 28.4 16.6 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.6 5.8 13.0 .447 3.0 7.6 .391 2.0 2.5 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Tim Hardaway Jr. 7 37.4 17.0 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 2.4 6.0 14.4 .416 3.3 8.1 .404 1.7 2.3 .750

Season 9

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 46 27.0 14.9 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 6.1 12.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 4.5 .600
difference:+4+2.6+0.7+3.3+5.0+8.3+0.2+0.5+1.0-1.9-1.4+1.1+0.2+.099+2.4+7.0+.336+0.8+2.0+.157
Tim Hardaway Jr. 42 29.6 14.2 0.3 3.4 3.7 2.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.8 5.0 12.6 .394 2.4 7.2 .336 1.9 2.5 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 5 21.0 9.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 0.0 0.8 0.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .700
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 73 19.7 7.9 3.1 6.2 9.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.6 2.6 3.4 5.9 .570 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .524
difference:+2+10.6+6.5+2.8+3.0+5.8+0.4+0.7-0.8-0.9+1.4+6.0+.169+3.0+7.7+0.6+0.1+.246
Tim Hardaway Jr. 71 30.3 14.4 0.3 3.2 3.5 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.8 11.9 .401 3.0 7.7 .385 1.8 2.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 4 15.0 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 67 12.7 6.0 2.1 4.6 6.6 0.5 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.5 4.1 .606 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.9 .536
difference:+12+14.1+8.4+1.8+1.7+3.4+1.3+0.2+0.3-0.2-0.4+2.5+8.3+.204+2.7+7.6+0.8+0.2+.316
Tim Hardaway Jr. 79 26.8 14.4 0.3 2.9 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.3 5.0 12.4 .402 2.7 7.6 .353 1.8 2.1 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Tim Hardaway Jr. 14 12.7 4.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.6 4.1 .379 0.9 2.6 .351 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 12

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2023-242024-25
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 79 17.1 8.4 3.4 5.6 9.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.4 6.1 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.8 .592
difference:+2+10.9+2.6+3.2+3.5+6.6+1.1+0.4+0.5-0.4-0.6+0.2+2.7+.150+2.2+5.9+0.9+.263
Tim Hardaway Jr. 77 28.0 11.0 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.2 3.6 8.8 .406 2.2 5.9 .368 1.6 1.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond DNP------ --- ----------
Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 31.3 12.0 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 1.5 1.7 4.0 11.8 .338 2.7 8.7 .308 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 13

Andre Drummond Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Andre Drummond 40 18.8 7.3 2.7 5.0 7.8 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.4 2.9 5.9 .500 0.1 0.5 .150 1.4 2.3 .622
difference:+27+4.0+4.1+2.4+3.4+5.9+0.6+0.4+0.4-1.2-1.1+0.9+2.3+.038+2.4+4.9+.321+0.1+0.9+.322
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 22.8 11.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.3 3.8 8.2 .462 2.5 5.4 .471 1.3 1.4 .944
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 13

Additional Years

* Andre Drummond played 1 season more than Tim Hardaway Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 2026—Andre Drummond didn't play in the postseason.