Tim Hardaway vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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, 4 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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.

Rookie Season
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1989-90	2008-09
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+3	+3.2	+1.7	+2.0	+2.2	+4.2	+7.7	+1.6	+1.6	-1.5	-0.2	+0.4	+2.2	+.060	+0.3	+1.1		+0.6	+0.9	+.029
Brook Lopez	82	30.5	13.0	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.1	5.5	10.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	2.6	.793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1990-91	2009-10
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:		+2.3	+4.1	+2.2	+2.4	+4.6	+7.4	+1.9	+1.6	-0.8	-0.3	+2.1	+5.1	+.023	+1.2	+3.1		+1.4	+1.6	+.014
Brook Lopez	82	36.9	18.8	3.3	5.4	8.6	2.3	0.7	1.7	2.5	3.1	6.9	13.8	.499	0.0	0.0	-	5.1	6.2	.817
Playoffs Stats
	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
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1991-92	2010-11
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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	+5.9	+3.0	+1.4	+0.7	+2.2	+8.4	+1.4	+1.3	-1.2	-0.3	+1.2	+3.7	+.031	+1.6	+4.6		+1.0	+1.2	+.021
Brook Lopez	82	35.2	20.4	2.4	3.5	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	2.1	2.9	7.9	16.0	.492	0.0	0.0	-	4.7	6.0	.787
Playoffs Stats
	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
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1992-93	2011-12
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+61	+12.3	+2.3	+0.7	+1.1	+0.4	+9.4	+1.6	+0.6	-2.1	-0.7	+0.3	+2.3	+.047	+1.5	+4.7		+0.1	+0.8	+.119
Brook Lopez	5	27.2	19.2	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.2	0.2	0.8	1.2	1.6	7.6	15.4	.494	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	6.4	.625
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 4

Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 5
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1994-95	2012-13
Team	Golden State Warriors	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+12	+7.0	+0.7	+2.1	+1.8	+3.8	+8.4	+1.0	+1.9	-1.7	-0.4	+0.8	+1.4	+.094	+2.7	+7.2		+0.5	+0.7	+.002
Brook Lopez	74	30.4	19.4	2.8	4.1	6.9	0.9	0.4	2.1	1.8	2.1	7.7	14.8	.521	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.3	.758
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brook Lopez	7	37.6	22.3	4.1	3.3	7.4	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.3	2.9	8.3	17.6	.472	0.1	0.1	1.000	5.6	6.3	.886

Season 7
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1996-97	2014-15
Team	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	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:	+9	+9.5	+3.1	+2.4	+1.7	+4.0	+7.9	+1.3	+1.7	-1.4	-0.9	+0.1	+3.4	+.098	+2.5	+7.2	+.244	+0.5	+0.7	+.015
Brook Lopez	72	29.2	17.2	3.0	4.5	7.4	0.7	0.6	1.8	1.4	2.9	7.0	13.7	.513	0.0	0.1	.100	3.1	3.8	.814
Playoffs Stats
	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:	+11	+2.2	+1.1	+2.5	+2.4	+4.9	+6.2	+0.9	+2.1	-2.1	-0.8	+1.1	+2.4	+.135	+2.5	+7.9		+1.4	+1.5	+.030
Brook Lopez	6	39.0	19.8	3.3	5.7	9.0	0.8	0.7	2.2	1.0	3.0	7.2	14.5	.494	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	6.7	.825

Season 8
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1997-98	2015-16
Team	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	81	37.4	18.9	0.6	3.1	3.7	8.3	1.7	0.2	2.8	2.5	6.9	16.0	.431	1.9	5.5	.351	3.2	4.1	.781
difference:	+8	+3.7	+1.7	+2.2	+2.0	+4.1	+6.3	+0.9	+1.5	-0.4	-0.4	+1.2	+0.2	+.080	+1.9	+5.3	+.208	+1.1	+1.4	+.006
Brook Lopez	73	33.7	20.6	2.8	5.1	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	2.4	2.9	8.1	15.8	.511	0.0	0.2	.143	4.3	5.5	.787
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	5	44.4	26.0	0.6	2.8	3.4	6.6	1.2	0.0	3.6	1.8	8.4	18.8	.447	3.4	7.8	.436	5.8	7.4	.784
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	1998-99	2016-17
Team	Miami Heat	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	48	36.9	17.4	0.3	2.9	3.2	7.3	1.2	0.1	2.7	2.1	6.3	15.7	.400	2.3	6.5	.360	2.5	3.1	.812
difference:	+27	+7.3	+3.1	+1.3	+0.9	+2.2	+5.0	+0.7	+1.6	-0.2	-0.5	+1.1	+0.1	+.074	+0.5	+1.3	+.014	+1.4	+1.8	+.002
Brook Lopez	75	29.6	20.5	1.6	3.8	5.4	2.3	0.5	1.7	2.5	2.6	7.4	15.6	.474	1.8	5.2	.346	3.9	4.9	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	5	36.4	9.0	0.6	2.2	2.8	6.4	1.0	0.2	3.6	2.8	3.0	11.2	.268	1.0	5.0	.200	2.0	3.2	.625
Brook Lopez	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	2001-02	2019-20
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	68	23.5	9.6	0.2	1.6	1.8	4.1	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.6	3.3	9.1	.365	1.8	5.2	.347	1.1	1.4	.794
difference:		+3.2	+2.4	+0.7	+2.1	+2.8	+2.6	+0.1	+2.3	-0.6	-0.8	+1.0	+0.8	+.070	+0.3	+0.4	+.033	+0.8	+0.8	+.042
Brook Lopez	68	26.7	12.0	0.9	3.7	4.6	1.5	0.7	2.4	1.0	2.4	4.3	9.9	.435	1.5	4.8	.314	1.9	2.2	.836
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brook Lopez	10	32.8	15.8	1.9	3.6	5.5	0.5	1.0	1.3	1.2	2.7	6.1	11.4	.535	2.1	5.3	.396	1.5	2.0	.750

Season 13
	Tim Hardaway	Brook Lopez
Season	2002-03	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	10	12.7	4.9	0.1	1.4	1.5	2.4	0.9	0.0	1.1	0.8	1.8	4.9	.367	1.1	3.1	.355	0.2	0.4	.500
difference:	+60	+14.5	+7.4	+1.4	+2.1	+3.5	+1.7	+0.3	+1.5	-0.2	-1.3	+2.8	+4.2	+.136	+0.3	+0.9	+.017	+1.5	+1.6	+.345
Brook Lopez	70	27.2	12.3	1.5	3.5	5.0	0.7	0.6	1.5	0.9	2.1	4.6	9.1	.503	1.4	4.0	.338	1.7	2.0	.845
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway	4	11.8	3.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.3	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.5	1.3	3.8	.333	0.8	2.5	.300	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+19	+17.2	+9.7	+2.1	+3.3	+5.4	+2.0	+0.4	+1.5	-0.3	-1.6	+3.9	+5.6	+.215	+0.2	+0.6	+.019	+1.6	+1.9
Brook Lopez	23	29.0	13.0	2.1	3.8	5.9	0.3	0.7	1.5	1.1	2.1	5.2	9.4	.548	1.0	3.1	.319	1.6	1.9	.860

Additional Years
* Brook Lopez played 4 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 4 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 4 extra years over Tim Hardaway, Brook Lopez got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team