Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Domantas Sabonis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Domantas Sabonis 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 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Domantas Sabonis, who played 9. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Domantas Sabonis had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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. 12 6 2013-14 to 2024-25
Domantas Sabonis 9 4 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2013-142016-17
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3.0+4.3+0.4+1.7+2.1+0.2+0.3-0.4-0.7+1.2+2.6+.029+1.0+2.4+.042+0.8+0.8+.171
Domantas Sabonis 81 20.1 5.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.9 .399 0.6 2.0 .321 0.5 0.8 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 2

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2014-152017-18
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+4+0.5+0.1+2.0+3.4+5.5+0.2+0.2+0.2-0.7-1.3+0.6+1.3+.125+1.5+4.6+.009+0.5+0.8+.051
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.5 11.6 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.0 0.5 0.4 1.9 3.0 4.6 8.9 .514 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Hardaway Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Domantas Sabonis 7 23.7 12.4 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.1 5.1 8.9 .581 0.1 1.0 .143 2.0 2.6 .778

Season 3

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisPacers 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:+23+7.9+7.7+2.4+5.3+7.6+1.9+0.2+0.3-1.7-2.3+3.4+4.3+.160+0.8+2.6+.193+1.8+2.8+.178
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.8 14.1 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.2 5.6 9.5 .590 0.1 0.2 .529 2.8 3.9 .715
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:+5+14.3+6.3+1.8+4.5+6.3+3.2+0.8+0.2-1.0-2.8+2.2+4.4+.145+0.1+0.6+.107+1.9+2.8+.024
Domantas Sabonis 4 24.0 8.5 1.8 5.5 7.3 4.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.0 7.3 .414 0.3 1.0 .250 2.3 3.5 .643

Season 4

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Atlanta HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+17+7.5+4.0+2.6+7.0+9.6+2.7+0.1+0.3-1.4-1.8+2.1+2.2+.085+1.6+4.2+.103+1.4+2.1+.043
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.8 18.5 3.0 9.4 12.4 5.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 7.4 13.7 .540 0.3 1.1 .254 3.5 4.8 .723
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
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2017-182020-21
Team New York KnicksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+5+2.9+2.8+1.8+6.1+8.1+4.0+0.1+0.3-1.8-1.1+1.5+0.4+.114+1.5+4.6+.004+1.3+2.2+.084
Domantas Sabonis 62 36.0 20.3 2.4 9.5 12.0 6.7 1.2 0.5 3.4 3.3 7.8 14.6 .535 0.8 2.6 .321 3.9 5.3 .732
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway Jr. nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2018-192021-22
Team New York Knicks, Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
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%
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:+3+2.9+0.8+2.7+6.0+8.7+2.8+0.2+0.3-1.5-1.1+1.1+2.8+.180+1.9+5.3+.028+0.4+1.2+.100
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.5 18.9 3.2 8.9 12.1 5.2 1.0 0.4 3.1 3.3 7.1 12.5 .573 0.6 2.0 .312 4.0 5.4 .741
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway Jr. nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdKings 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%
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:+8+5.1+3.3+2.8+6.2+9.0+5.4+0.2+0.4-1.9-1.7+1.9+0.6+.181+2.5+6.1+.025+2.0+2.9+.077
Domantas Sabonis 79 34.6 19.1 3.2 9.1 12.3 7.3 0.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 7.3 11.9 .615 0.4 1.1 .373 4.1 5.5 .742
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
difference:+1+0.7+1.4+3.9+3.6+7.5+2.9+1.1+0.9-3.2-1.3+0.3+1.7+.074+3.1+8.3+.152+1.0+2.2+.156
Domantas Sabonis 7 34.7 16.4 4.4 6.6 11.0 4.7 1.4 0.9 3.7 4.0 7.0 14.1 .495 0.1 0.7 .200 2.3 4.0 .571

Season 8

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+12+7.3+2.8+3.3+7.1+10.4+6.4+0.5+0.4-2.4-1.4+1.9+.147+2.6+6.5+.012+1.6+2.6+.112
Domantas Sabonis 82 35.7 19.4 3.6 10.1 13.7 8.2 0.9 0.6 3.3 3.0 7.7 13.0 .594 0.4 1.1 .379 3.6 5.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Tim Hardaway Jr. Domantas Sabonis
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
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%
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
difference:+28+5.1+4.9+3.5+6.7+10.2+3.8+0.2+0.3-2.1-1.5+2.5+0.2+.196+1.5+5.0+.081+1.2+1.6+.003
Domantas Sabonis 70 34.7 19.1 3.8 10.1 13.9 6.0 0.7 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.5 12.8 .590 0.9 2.2 .417 3.1 4.1 .754
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway Jr. nor Domantas Sabonis played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway Jr. played 3 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2023 to 2025—Tim Hardaway Jr. played in two Playoffs.