Paolo Banchero vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Paolo Banchero played 3 years in the NBA, 10 less than Tim Hardaway, who played 13. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 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
Paolo Banchero 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Tim Hardaway 13 9 1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Tim Hardaway
Season 2022-231989-90
Team Orlando MagicGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Paolo Banchero 72 33.8 20.0 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.2 6.7 15.6 .427 1.2 4.0 .298 5.5 7.4 .738
difference:+7+0.1+5.3+0.5+2.5+3.0+5.0+1.3+0.3-0.5-0.7+0.8+3.1+.044+0.9+2.9+.024+2.8+3.9+.026
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
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Tim Hardaway played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Tim Hardaway
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Orlando MagicGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Paolo Banchero 80 35.0 22.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 5.4 0.9 0.6 3.1 1.9 8.0 17.6 .455 1.5 4.4 .339 5.1 7.0 .725
difference:+2+4.2+0.3+0.1+2.9+2.9+4.3+1.7+0.5-0.2-0.9+1.0+1.3+.021+0.3+1.3+.046+1.4+2.4+.078
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero 7 37.4 27.0 2.0 6.6 8.6 4.0 1.1 0.6 4.6 2.0 9.7 21.3 .456 2.3 5.7 .400 5.3 7.0 .755
difference:+2+6.6+1.8+1.4+3.5+4.9+7.2+2.0+0.2-1.8-0.4+0.3+0.7+.030+0.4+0.4+.046+2.0+2.8+.034
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

Paolo Banchero Tim Hardaway
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Orlando MagicGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Paolo Banchero 46 34.4 25.9 1.1 6.4 7.5 4.8 0.8 0.6 3.0 2.1 9.0 19.8 .452 1.9 5.9 .320 6.1 8.4 .727
difference:+35+6.7+2.5+0.1+3.6+3.7+5.2+1.2+0.4-0.3-0.5+0.1+0.1+.009+0.3+1.3+.018+2.4+3.6+.039
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero 5 39.4 29.4 2.4 6.0 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.8 3.0 3.6 10.8 24.8 .435 2.4 5.4 .444 5.4 8.2 .659
difference:+1+4.6+4.9+0.9+3.7+4.6+3.1+2.7+0.8-0.5-0.1+2.8+4.8+.035+0.1+1.9+.099+0.6+1.1+.010
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

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway played 10 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 1993 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Tim Hardaway got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game