Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Tim Hardaway Jr. both played 13 years in the NBA. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2013-142013-14
Team Detroit PistonsNew 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
difference:+1+3.3+4.3+0.3+0.2+0.5+0.1+0.4+0.1-0.2+1.3+2.7+.032+0.9+2.1+.044+0.7+0.8+.058
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2014-152014-15
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
difference:+12+7.5+1.2+0.4+0.4+0.9+0.5+0.8-0.1-0.3+0.8+1.7+.012+0.2+0.3+.003+0.5+0.3+.105
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2015-162015-16
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
difference:+25+19.8+8.1+0.8+1.3+2.0+0.8+1.0+0.1-0.9-1.3+3.1+7.4+.010+0.6+2.1+.027+1.4+1.9+.082
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714
difference:+5+30.6+13.1+0.5+2.8+3.3+2.0+1.8+0.2-0.2-1.6+4.7+9.6+.171+2.8+5.2+.301+0.9+1.1+.047
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
difference:+3+6.0+0.7+0.3+0.1+0.5+0.2+0.5-0.2-0.3+0.4+0.7+.056+0.1+0.5+.007+0.1+0.3+.066
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersNew 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
difference:+17+0.1+4.1+0.2+1.0+1.3+0.5+0.3-0.3-0.2+1.7+4.2+.005+0.2+1.6+.066+0.5+0.5+.027
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersNew 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 24.8 11.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.8 1.7 4.0 9.2 .430 1.8 5.3 .347 1.7 1.9 .867
difference:+17+6.8+6.7+0.1+0.6+0.5+1.1+0.1+0.1-0.8-0.5+2.0+6.1+.037+0.7+2.0+.007+1.9+2.3+.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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 69 25.5 9.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.3 .467 1.3 3.5 .385 1.1 1.5 .775
difference:+2+4.0+6.5+0.2+1.4+1.2+0.3+0.2+0.1-0.1-0.1+2.0+5.2+.033+1.6+3.7+.013+1.0+1.1+.044
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21 29.0 10.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.9 3.8 9.0 .418 2.1 5.7 .378 1.0 1.3 .815
difference:+15+5.0+7.1+0.1+1.3+1.4+0.5+0.7+0.2-0.2-0.8+2.9+6.8+.003+1.1+3.3+.026+0.3+0.5+.088
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 67 28.4 9.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.7 3.3 7.6 .431 1.8 4.4 .410 1.4 1.7 .866
difference:+3+6.9+0.1+0.7+0.6+0.1+0.5+0.2-0.1-0.1+2.5+5.4+.016+1.2+3.2+.019+0.6+0.8+.050
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5 29.2 6.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.4 3.0 2.2 5.8 .379 0.8 3.8 .211 1.0 1.0 1.000
difference:+2+8.2+10.8+0.3+0.2+0.5+0.4+0.6-0.5-0.6+3.8+8.6+.037+2.5+4.3+.193+0.7+1.3+.250
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 77 30.2 13.2 0.5 2.9 3.4 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.7 10.8 .435 2.1 5.3 .390 1.8 2.0 .890
difference:+35+0.6+1.0+0.2+0.5+0.3+0.3+0.2+0.2-0.5+0.3+1.8+.041+0.3+1.9+.054+0.1+0.5+.133
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
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 9

Season 10

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.3 10.8 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.5 1.1 1.9 3.8 8.3 .462 1.8 4.2 .423 1.4 1.6 .824
difference:+5+1.0+3.6+0.2+0.9+0.8+0.6+0.8+0.3-0.3-0.2+1.0+3.6+.061+1.2+3.5+.038+0.4+0.7+.054
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 33.6 10.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.8 2.4 3.7 8.1 .457 1.8 4.6 .380 1.5 1.8 .829
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 31.6 10.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 2.0 3.6 7.7 .460 1.6 4.1 .406 1.3 1.5 .894
difference:+3+4.8+4.3+0.1+0.9+0.8+0.6+0.8+0.5-0.1-0.7+1.4+4.7+.058+1.1+3.5+.053+0.5+0.6+.042
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 12 35.0 8.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 3.1 2.8 7.2 .395 1.5 4.6 .327 0.9 0.9 1.000
difference:+2+22.3+3.7+0.3+0.9+1.1+2.2+1.0+0.3-0.7-2.4+1.2+3.1+.016+0.6+2.0+.024+0.6+0.3+.500
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 77 29.6 8.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.1 7.1 .439 1.5 4.3 .342 1.1 1.2 .863
difference:+1.6+2.3+0.2+0.3+0.2+0.2+0.8+0.3-0.2-0.6+0.5+1.7+.033+0.7+1.6+.026+0.5+0.7+.008
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 5 32.6 5.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.4 2.2 1.6 6.0 .267 1.2 4.6 .261 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+1+1.3+7.0+0.1+0.3+0.2+0.6+1.1+0.6-1.1-0.5+2.4+5.8+.071+1.5+4.1+.047+0.7+0.9+.050
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

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14 23.4 7.9 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.1 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 2.6 7.2 .356 1.0 3.4 .298 1.8 2.0 .893
difference:+1+0.6+3.5+0.1+0.6+0.7+1.6+0.2+0.2-0.9+1.2+1.0+.106+1.5+2.0+.173+0.5+0.6+.051
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Tim Hardaway Jr. played in the postseason in their season 13