Deni Avdija vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Deni Avdija, 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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 7 less than Tim Hardaway Jr., who played 13. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+27+0.2+3.9+0.2+3.1+3.4+0.4+0.1+0.2-0.8+1.2+2.7+.011+0.6+1.3+.048+0.8+0.8+.184
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 Deni Avdija nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Washington WizardsNew 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%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+12+0.2+3.1+0.4+2.4+3.0+0.2+0.4+0.3-0.1-0.6+1.0+3.1+.043+0.7+1.9+.025+0.5+0.5+.044
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 Deni Avdija nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta 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%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+25+9.7+2.8+0.9+3.9+4.7+1.8+0.5+0.3-1.1-1.9+1.1+2.4+.007+0.3+.039+0.6+1.1+.154
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%
Deni Avdija 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
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+4+2.8+0.2+0.7+3.7+4.4+1.5+0.1+0.3-0.8-1.2+0.1+0.8+.051+0.7+2.2+.017+0.6+0.9+.026
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%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
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
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew 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%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+15+3.1+0.6+0.9+2.3+3.4+1.2+0.1+0.3-1.1-0.2+0.7+3.3+.055+0.6+2.4+.048+1.4+2.1+.036
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 Deni Avdija nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Deni Avdija Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2025-262018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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%
Deni Avdija 23 34.5 26.2 1.3 6.0 7.2 6.2 0.6 0.6 3.6 3.2 7.8 16.4 .477 2.5 6.7 .377 8.0 9.9 .815
difference:+42+2.9+8.1+0.8+3.1+3.8+3.8+0.2+0.5-2.0-1.0+1.8+1.1+.084+0.6+.037+4.4+5.7+.026
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 Deni Avdija nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway Jr. played 7 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2020 to 2026—Tim Hardaway Jr. played in 4 Playoffs.

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