Tim Hardaway vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Tim Hardaway, 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 played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
13 |
9 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
| Austin Reaves |
4 |
3 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +18 | +10.5 | +7.4 | | +0.8 | +0.7 | +6.9 | +1.6 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -1.5 | +3.5 | +7.3 | +.012 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.043 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +.075 |
| Austin Reaves |
61 |
23.2 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.459 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
.317 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.839 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +18 | +10.4 | +9.9 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +6.3 | +2.1 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -1.1 | +5.0 | +11.2 | +.053 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.013 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.061 |
| Austin Reaves |
64 |
28.8 |
13.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
7.7 |
.529 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.398 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
.864 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +7.8 | +8.3 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +6.6 | +2.5 | +0.6 | -1.2 | | +4.4 | +8.5 | +.022 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.089 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.106 |
| Austin Reaves |
16 |
36.2 |
16.9 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.464 |
2.4 |
5.5 |
.443 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.895 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.0 | +7.5 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +3.5 | +8.2 | +.025 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.029 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.087 |
| Austin Reaves |
82 |
32.1 |
15.9 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
11.5 |
.486 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
.367 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.853 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.2 | +7.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | | +3.7 | +1.9 | +0.6 | -2.7 | -1.9 | +2.0 | +7.4 | +.076 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.076 | +2.6 | +5.5 | +.246 |
| Austin Reaves |
5 |
34.8 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
12.6 |
.476 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
.269 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Tim Hardaway |
66 |
39.5 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
17.7 |
.447 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
.330 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.744 |
| difference: | +7 | +4.6 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +4.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +.013 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +.047 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +.133 |
| Austin Reaves |
73 |
34.9 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.460 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.377 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.877 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Tim Hardaway |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves |
5 |
39.2 |
16.2 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
14.6 |
.411 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
.319 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
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Additional Years |
* Tim Hardaway played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 1995 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 7 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Tim Hardaway got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
2 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-Star Game
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