Tim Hardaway vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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.

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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, 11 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 2. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Chet Holmgren 2 2 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tim Hardaway Chet Holmgren
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+4.3+1.8+0.9+3.1+4.0+6.3+1.5+2.1-1.7-0.5+0.3+0.9+.059+1.3+3.2+.096+0.1+.029
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tim Hardaway DNP------ --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2

Tim Hardaway Chet Holmgren
Season 1990-912024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+50+11.8+7.9+0.4+3.5+4.0+7.7+1.9+2.1-1.5-0.5+3.8+8.2+.014+0.2+0.5+.006+0.5+0.4+.049
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+14.2+10.0+1.2+3.7+5.0+10.2+2.4+1.1-1.6-0.4+4.7+9.0+.024+0.7+1.3+.057+.005
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway played 11 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 1992 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Tim Hardaway got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game