Danny Ainge vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway and Danny Ainge, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Danny Ainge played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Tim Hardaway, who played 13. Danny Ainge had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Tim Hardaway had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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 achivements, 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 |
Danny Ainge |
14 |
12 |
1981-82 to 1994-95 |
Tim Hardaway |
13 |
9 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
53 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.357 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.294 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.862 |
Tim Hardaway |
79 |
33.7 |
14.7 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
8.7 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
12.5 |
.471 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.274 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.764 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
12.9 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.422 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.769 |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
25.6 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
9.0 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.172 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.742 |
Tim Hardaway |
82 |
39.2 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
.476 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.385 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
7 |
28.7 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
.389 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.400 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
Tim Hardaway |
9 |
44.0 |
25.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
11.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
10.0 |
20.6 |
.486 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.354 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.789 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
16.3 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.273 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.821 |
Tim Hardaway |
81 |
41.1 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
9.1 |
19.7 |
.461 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
.338 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
19 |
13.3 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
.456 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.700 |
Tim Hardaway |
4 |
44.0 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.0 |
20.0 |
.400 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.345 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
.649 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
34.2 |
12.9 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.6 |
10.6 |
.529 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.268 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.868 |
Tim Hardaway |
66 |
39.5 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
17.7 |
.447 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.330 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.744 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
32.7 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
9.9 |
.466 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.438 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.769 |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
30.1 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
8.8 |
.504 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.356 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
.904 |
Tim Hardaway |
62 |
37.4 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.427 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.378 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
18 |
36.2 |
15.6 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
5.9 |
10.7 |
.554 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
.412 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.867 |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
71 |
35.2 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.486 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
.443 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
.897 |
Tim Hardaway |
80 |
31.7 |
15.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.422 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.364 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
20 |
38.1 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.8 |
11.9 |
.487 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
.438 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.861 |
Tim Hardaway |
3 |
36.7 |
17.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
.465 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.714 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
37.3 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
12.1 |
.491 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.415 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.878 |
Tim Hardaway |
81 |
38.7 |
20.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
17.1 |
.415 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.344 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
17 |
39.4 |
11.6 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
10.8 |
.386 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.328 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.881 |
Tim Hardaway |
17 |
41.2 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
16.9 |
.359 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
.313 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.795 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
73 |
32.6 |
17.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.457 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.380 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.854 |
Tim Hardaway |
81 |
37.4 |
18.9 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.0 |
.431 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.351 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.781 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway |
5 |
44.4 |
26.0 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
8.4 |
18.8 |
.447 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
.436 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
.784 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
75 |
36.4 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
15.4 |
.438 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.374 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
.831 |
Tim Hardaway |
48 |
36.9 |
17.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
15.7 |
.400 |
2.3 |
6.5 |
.360 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway |
5 |
36.4 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
11.2 |
.268 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
.200 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.625 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
21.4 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
.472 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.406 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.826 |
Tim Hardaway |
52 |
32.2 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
12.3 |
.386 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.367 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
16 |
17.3 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
.448 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.306 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.821 |
Tim Hardaway |
7 |
26.0 |
7.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
9.7 |
.294 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
.206 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.700 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
81 |
19.7 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.442 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.824 |
Tim Hardaway |
77 |
33.9 |
14.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
13.5 |
.392 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
21 |
21.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.479 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.404 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.830 |
Tim Hardaway |
2 |
18.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
80 |
27.0 |
11.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.462 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.403 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.848 |
Tim Hardaway |
68 |
23.5 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
.365 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
.347 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
24 |
24.6 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
7.1 |
.376 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.413 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.872 |
Tim Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
68 |
22.9 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.417 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
.328 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.830 |
Tim Hardaway |
10 |
12.7 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
.367 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.355 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
23.0 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
.458 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.425 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.714 |
Tim Hardaway |
4 |
11.8 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.333 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.300 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
74 |
18.6 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
.460 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.364 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.808 |
Tim Hardaway |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Danny Ainge |
10 |
13.7 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
.500 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.462 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.909 |
Tim Hardaway |
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