Earl Boykins vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway and Earl Boykins, 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.

Earl Boykins and Tim Hardaway both played 13 years in the NBA. Earl Boykins had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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
Earl Boykins	13	3	1998-99 to 2011-12
Tim Hardaway	13	9	1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	1998-99	1989-90
Team	New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	22	10.0	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.5	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.9	1.4	3.6	.380	0.1	0.8	.167	0.1	0.1	.667
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	1999-00	1990-91
Team	Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	26	10.0	5.3	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.8	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.9	2.2	4.5	.483	0.3	0.8	.400	0.7	0.9	.783
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 3
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2000-01	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	10	14.9	6.5	0.4	0.7	1.1	3.2	0.5	0.0	0.9	0.9	2.5	6.3	.397	0.1	0.8	.125	1.4	1.7	.824
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 4
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2001-02	1992-93
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	68	11.2	4.1	0.4	0.4	0.8	2.1	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.6	4.0	.400	0.2	0.6	.310	0.7	0.9	.770
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.


Season 5
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2002-03	1994-95
Team	Golden State Warriors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	68	19.4	8.8	0.5	0.8	1.3	3.3	0.6	0.1	1.1	1.1	2.9	6.8	.429	0.4	1.1	.377	2.5	2.9	.865
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2003-04	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	82	22.5	10.2	0.5	1.2	1.7	3.6	0.6	0.0	1.2	1.0	3.9	9.3	.419	0.7	2.1	.322	1.7	2.0	.877
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		%
Earl Boykins	5	24.0	13.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	3.8	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.2	5.6	12.6	.444	1.0	2.8	.357	1.2	1.4	.857
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


Season 7
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2004-05	1996-97
Team	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	82	26.4	12.4	0.5	1.3	1.7	4.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.5	4.1	10.0	.413	0.7	2.0	.337	3.4	3.7	.921
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		%
Earl Boykins	5	30.4	14.2	0.4	0.6	1.0	3.8	0.8	0.2	1.8	2.6	5.4	13.6	.397	0.0	1.4	.000	3.4	3.8	.895
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


Season 8
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2005-06	1997-98
Team	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	60	25.7	12.6	0.4	1.0	1.4	3.8	0.8	0.1	1.4	1.2	4.5	11.0	.410	1.0	3.0	.346	2.5	2.9	.874
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		%
Earl Boykins	5	28.0	11.0	0.6	0.8	1.4	4.0	0.8	0.0	0.6	1.2	3.8	11.8	.322	0.8	3.8	.211	2.6	3.4	.765
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


Season 9
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2006-07	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	66	30.8	14.6	0.7	1.4	2.1	4.4	0.8	0.0	1.8	1.4	4.9	11.7	.420	1.4	3.6	.397	3.3	3.7	.898
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 10
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2007-08	1999-00
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	36	16.0	5.1	0.3	0.7	0.9	2.7	0.4	0.0	1.1	0.6	1.7	4.8	.355	0.4	1.2	.318	1.4	1.6	.831
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Note: Earl Boykins didn't play in 2008-09.


Season 11
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2009-10	2000-01
Team	Washington Wizards	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	67	16.7	6.6	0.3	0.9	1.1	2.6	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.7	2.6	6.0	.427	0.3	0.9	.317	1.1	1.3	.865
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-


Season 12
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2010-11	2001-02
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	57	15.1	7.2	0.3	0.7	1.0	2.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	0.8	2.7	6.2	.443	0.5	1.2	.380	1.2	1.4	.841
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		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	Earl Boykins	Tim Hardaway
Season	2011-12	2002-03
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	8	13.9	4.9	0.0	1.4	1.4	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.6	1.5	4.5	.333	0.3	1.1	.222	1.6	1.9	.867
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Boykins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-

Earl Boykins vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13