Tim Hardaway vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield 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 more than Buddy Hield, who played 9. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Buddy Hield 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 |
13 |
9 |
1989-90 to 2002-03 |
| Buddy Hield |
9 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Tim Hardaway |
Buddy Hield |
| Season |
1989-90 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Golden State Warriors | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
| 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 |
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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: | +3 | +10.7 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +7.2 | +1.6 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.5 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +.045 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +.117 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +.078 |
| Buddy Hield |
82 |
23.0 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.426 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.391 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.842 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Buddy Hield 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: | +2 | +13.9 | +9.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +7.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 | -1.7 | -0.9 | +3.8 | +7.2 | +.030 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +.046 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +.074 |
| Buddy Hield |
80 |
25.3 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
.446 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.431 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.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 |
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 |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | +9.2 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +7.5 | +1.3 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +.003 | +1.8 | +3.3 | +.089 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +.120 |
| Buddy Hield |
82 |
31.9 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
.458 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.427 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.886 |
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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 |
| Buddy Hield |
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: | +6 | +8.7 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +7.6 | +0.9 | | -1.0 | | +1.0 | +1.6 | +.018 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +.064 | +2.5 | +3.7 | +.102 |
| Buddy Hield |
72 |
30.8 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
16.1 |
.429 |
3.8 |
9.6 |
.394 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
.846 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 4 |
Note: Tim Hardaway didn't play in 1993-94.
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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: | +9 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +5.7 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -1.7 | | +1.2 | +2.2 | +.021 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +.013 | +2.3 | +3.1 | +.086 |
| Buddy Hield |
71 |
34.3 |
16.6 |
0.4 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
14.0 |
.406 |
4.0 |
10.2 |
.391 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
.846 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Buddy Hield 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: | +1 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +5.2 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +.016 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +.002 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +.084 |
| Buddy Hield |
81 |
30.9 |
15.6 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
13.6 |
.406 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.366 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.874 |
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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 |
| Buddy Hield |
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: | +1 | +7.7 | +3.5 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +0.7 | +0.2 | -1.1 | | +1.2 | +4.1 | +.043 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.081 | +2.3 | +2.9 | +.023 |
| Buddy Hield |
80 |
31.0 |
16.8 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
13.0 |
.458 |
3.6 |
8.5 |
.425 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.822 |
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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 |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th 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 |
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: | +3 | +11.7 | +6.8 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +5.5 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +2.5 | +5.9 | +.005 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +.035 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.100 |
| Buddy Hield |
84 |
25.7 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
10.1 |
.436 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.386 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.881 |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +31.6 | +20.5 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +1.2 | +0.3 | -3.1 | -0.8 | +6.6 | +14.5 | +.035 | +1.9 | +4.5 | +.026 | +5.3 | +6.9 | +.216 |
| Buddy Hield |
4 |
12.8 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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9th 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 |
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: | +34 | +14.2 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | | +5.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +2.3 | +6.1 | +.017 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.010 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +.016 |
| Buddy Hield |
82 |
22.7 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
9.6 |
.417 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.370 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.828 |
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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 |
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 |
| difference: | +7 | +9.1 | +3.5 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +4.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -2.5 | -0.8 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +.148 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +.229 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.304 |
| Buddy Hield |
12 |
27.3 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.416 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.429 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.929 |
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Additional Years |
* Tim Hardaway played 4 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2000 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 3 Playoffs. |