Tim Hardaway vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons 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, 6 more than Ben Simmons, who played 7. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
| Ben Simmons |
7 |
4 |
2017-18 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: | +2 | | +1.1 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +4.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +.074 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +.274 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.204 |
| Ben Simmons |
81 |
33.7 |
15.8 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
12.3 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
.560 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Simmons |
10 |
36.9 |
16.3 |
1.6 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
12.5 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
.707 |
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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: | +3 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +1.1 | +3.6 | +4.8 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +2.2 | +6.7 | +.087 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.385 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.203 |
| Ben Simmons |
79 |
34.2 |
16.9 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
12.2 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
.600 |
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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: | +3 | +8.9 | +11.3 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +3.3 | +5.2 | +1.8 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +4.0 | +10.9 | +.135 | +1.9 | +5.3 | | +1.4 | +0.9 | +.214 |
| Ben Simmons |
12 |
35.1 |
13.9 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
9.7 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.9 |
3.3 |
.575 |
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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: | +24 | +5.7 | +7.0 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +2.5 | +8.3 | +.119 | +1.6 | +4.5 | +.052 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.145 |
| Ben Simmons |
57 |
35.4 |
16.4 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
11.4 |
.580 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
.621 |
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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 |
| Ben Simmons |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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: | +8 | +7.1 | +7.2 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +2.3 | +7.6 | +.110 | +1.4 | +4.5 | +.030 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +.131 |
| Ben Simmons |
58 |
32.4 |
14.3 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
10.1 |
.557 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.300 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
.613 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Simmons |
12 |
33.5 |
11.9 |
2.1 |
5.8 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
.621 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
.342 |
Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.
Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.
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5th 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 |
62 |
37.4 |
20.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.427 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.378 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
.760 |
| difference: | +20 | +11.1 | +13.2 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +3.2 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.8 | +3.7 | +10.6 | +.139 | +2.7 | +7.2 | | +2.9 | +3.2 | +.321 |
| Ben Simmons |
42 |
26.3 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.439 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Ben Simmons played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th 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 |
80 |
31.7 |
15.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.422 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
.364 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.790 |
| difference: | +65 | +7.8 | +9.1 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +5.0 | +2.3 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | +2.3 | +7.5 | +.159 | +1.7 | +4.7 | | +2.6 | +2.8 | +.390 |
| Ben Simmons |
15 |
23.9 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
4.9 |
.581 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.400 |
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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 |
3 |
36.7 |
17.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
14.3 |
.465 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.714 |
| Ben Simmons |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th 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 |
38.7 |
20.3 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
17.1 |
.415 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.344 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
| difference: | +30 | +16.7 | +15.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +4.8 | +12.7 | +.105 | +2.5 | +7.3 | | +3.1 | +3.9 | +.072 |
| Ben Simmons |
51 |
22.0 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.727 |
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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 |
17 |
41.2 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
16.9 |
.359 |
2.5 |
7.9 |
.313 |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.795 |
| difference: | +12 | +32.8 | +17.9 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +6.2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | -2.7 | | +5.7 | +15.7 | +.026 | +2.5 | +7.9 | | +4.1 | +5.2 | |
| Ben Simmons |
5 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Additional Years |
* Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Ben Simmons in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 13, from 1998 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Ben Simmons, Tim Hardaway got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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