Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Don Savage Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Savage 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.
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 11 years in the NBA, 9 more than Don Savage, who played 2. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Don Savage had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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 |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
11 |
5 |
2013-14 to 2023-24 |
Don Savage |
2 |
0 |
1951-52 to 1956-57 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
Don Savage |
Season |
2013-14 | 1951-52 |
Team |
New York Knicks | Syracuse Nationals |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
12 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.209 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.643 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Savage didn't play in 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
5 |
11.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.316 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Tim Hardaway Jr. |
5 |
14.8 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
.400 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.313 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |