Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. De'Andre Hunter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Andre Hunter and Tim Hardaway Jr., 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.

Tim Hardaway Jr. played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than De'Andre Hunter, who played 7. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while De'Andre Hunter had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr. 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26
De'Andre Hunter 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2013-142019-20
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
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%
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
difference:+18+8.9+2.1+0.5+2.5+3.0+1.0+0.2+0.2-1.0-1.1+0.8+2.3+.018+0.1+0.4+.008+0.4+0.7+.064
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway Jr. nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2014-152020-21
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+47+5.5+3.5+0.5+1.9+2.6+0.1+0.5+0.3-0.1-0.9+1.2+0.6+.095+0.4+1.0+.016+1.4+1.5+.058
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 3
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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%
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
difference:+2+12.9+7.0+0.4+1.3+1.6+0.3+0.3+0.3-0.8-2.0+2.6+5.6+.012+0.5+0.9+.043+1.4+2.0+.128
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4+25.3+19.0+0.4+2.4+2.8+0.2+0.8+0.1-1.9-3.8+7.0+11.1+.288+2.2+3.6+.319+2.8+3.3+.133
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 4
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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%
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
difference:+12+4.4+0.9+0.3+1.2+1.4+0.9+0.2+0.1-0.1-1.7+0.4+0.8+.006+0.4+1.0+.007+0.5+0.4+.060
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+4.0+3.9+0.7+2.3+3.0+0.2+0.3-0.2-1.1+2.0+0.5+.130+0.5+0.7+.106+0.7+1.5+.168
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 5
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2017-182023-24
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
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%
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
difference:+3.6+1.9+0.1+1.2+0.4+0.1-0.1-0.4+1.0+3.4+.038+0.2+1.9+.068+0.3+0.3+.031
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway Jr. nor De'Andre Hunter played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2018-192024-25
Team New York Knicks, Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+1+4.4+1.1+0.2+0.4+0.6+1.0+0.1-0.3-0.2+0.4+3.4+.077+1.2+.065+0.2+0.2+.005
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 7
Tim Hardaway Jr. De'Andre Hunter
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+50+0.7+0.2+0.3+0.8+1.0+0.6+0.2-0.7-1.1+0.1+0.2+.010+0.9+0.9+.087+0.9+1.1+.012
De'Andre Hunter 21 28.8 16.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.9 5.5 12.3 .444 2.0 6.3 .311 3.0 3.7 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway Jr. played 6 seasons more than De'Andre Hunter in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2021 to 2026—Tim Hardaway Jr. played in 3 Playoffs.

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