Tim Hardaway vs. Jamal Murray Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jamal Murray 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, 5 more than Jamal Murray, who played 8. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Jamal Murray 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 |
| Jamal Murray |
8 |
5 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Tim Hardaway |
Jamal Murray |
| Season |
1989-90 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Golden State Warriors | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second 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 | +12.2 | +4.8 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +6.6 | +1.5 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -1.4 | +2.3 | +3.6 | +.067 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +.060 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +.119 |
| Jamal Murray |
82 |
21.5 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
8.9 |
.404 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.334 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.883 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Jamal Murray 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: | +1 | +7.5 | +6.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +6.3 | +1.6 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +3.1 | +5.8 | +.025 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.007 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.102 |
| Jamal Murray |
81 |
31.7 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
5.9 |
13.1 |
.451 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.378 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
.905 |
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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 |
| Jamal Murray |
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: | +6 | +8.5 | +5.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +5.2 | +1.1 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +2.3 | +4.1 | +.024 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.029 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +.082 |
| Jamal Murray |
75 |
32.6 |
18.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
15.6 |
.437 |
2.0 |
5.5 |
.367 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.848 |
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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: | +10 | +7.7 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -1.8 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +.025 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.008 | +2.0 | +4.9 | +.254 |
| Jamal Murray |
14 |
36.3 |
21.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
7.6 |
18.0 |
.425 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
.337 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
.903 |
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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 | +7.2 | +3.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | | +5.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.009 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.016 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +.137 |
| Jamal Murray |
59 |
32.3 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.456 |
1.9 |
5.5 |
.346 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
.881 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamal Murray |
19 |
39.6 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.8 |
19.4 |
.505 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
.453 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.897 |
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: | +14 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +4.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +.050 | | +0.6 | +.030 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.109 |
| Jamal Murray |
48 |
35.5 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.9 |
16.5 |
.477 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.408 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.869 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Jamal Murray played in the postseason in their season 5 |
Note: Jamal Murray didn't play in 2021-22.
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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: | +15 | +1.1 | +4.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +0.7 | | -0.7 | -0.9 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +.032 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +.034 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.043 |
| Jamal Murray |
65 |
32.8 |
20.0 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.454 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.398 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.833 |
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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 |
| difference: | +17 | +3.3 | +8.4 | +0.5 | +3.6 | +4.0 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -2.5 | -1.2 | +3.0 | +6.2 | +.008 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.032 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +.212 |
| Jamal Murray |
20 |
40.0 |
26.1 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
7.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
9.7 |
20.5 |
.473 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
.396 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
.926 |
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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: | +22 | +7.2 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +0.6 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +.066 | | +1.5 | +.081 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +.054 |
| Jamal Murray |
59 |
31.5 |
21.2 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
16.7 |
.481 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
.425 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
.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 |
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: | +5 | +2.7 | +1.9 | | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | +2.2 | +3.9 | +.043 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.002 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +.128 |
| Jamal Murray |
12 |
38.5 |
20.6 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
20.8 |
.402 |
1.9 |
6.1 |
.315 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.923 |
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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: | +14 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.043 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.042 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.105 |
| Jamal Murray |
67 |
36.1 |
21.4 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.474 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
.393 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.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 |
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: | +9 | +3.1 | +4.2 | | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.4 | | +0.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.003 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.082 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +.091 |
| Jamal Murray |
14 |
41.3 |
21.8 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
7.9 |
17.9 |
.444 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
.354 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
.875 |
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Additional Years |
* Tim Hardaway played 5 seasons more than Jamal Murray in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 13, from 1999 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 4 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Jamal Murray, Tim Hardaway got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
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NBA Champion