Stephon Castle vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 12 less than Tim Hardaway, who played 13. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Tim Hardaway | 13 | 9 | 1989-90 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Tim Hardaway | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1989-90 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +2 | +7.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +4.6 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +.043 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +.011 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.040 | |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Stephon Castle nor Tim Hardaway played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tim Hardaway played 12 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1991 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 9 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Stephon Castle, Tim Hardaway got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game |