Mel Bennett vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mel Bennett, 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.
Mel Bennett played 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than Tim Hardaway Jr., who played 11. Mel Bennett had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 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 |
Mel Bennett |
4 |
0 |
1976-77 to 1981-82 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
11 |
5 |
2013-14 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
67 |
13.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.599 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
31 |
9.2 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.284 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.622 |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Mel Bennett didn't play in 1978-79 and 1979-80.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
28 |
11.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
.654 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
3 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.167 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
7 |
15.6 |
6.3 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.7 |
.400 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
.348 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |