Tim Hardaway vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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.

Player comparisons:
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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, 5 more than Josh Hart, who played 8. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Josh Hart 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
Josh Hart 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1989-902017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+16+10.5+6.8+0.3+0.3+7.4+1.4+0.1-2.6-1.2+3.1+6.5+.002+0.9+2.0+.122+1.7+2.0+.062
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+15+13.6+15.1+0.6+0.2+0.3+8.3+1.6+0.5-2.4-0.6+6.2+12.0+.069+0.2+1.0+.049+2.9+3.4+.115
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
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
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+16+14.1+13.3+0.1+2.8+2.7+8.3+1.0+0.2-2.1-0.1+5.6+11.5+.038+0.3+0.8+.004+2.4+3.0+.027
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+10.8+12.3+0.2+3.8+4.0+8.3+1.0+0.1-2.3-0.1+4.7+10.4+.008+0.2+0.6+.004+2.6+3.7+.031
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 4

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

Season 5

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsNew Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+4.2+5.2+0.4+3.7+4.1+5.2+0.3-1.4-0.3+1.6+5.7+.077+1.3+3.3+.035+0.5+0.7+.002
Josh Hart 54 33.2 14.9 1.1 6.0 7.2 4.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.8 5.3 10.5 .504 1.4 3.9 .343 3.0 3.9 .758
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, Miami HeatPortland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+0.6+5.4+1.5+3.5+4.9+4.2+0.5+0.1-1.4-0.1+1.6+5.6+.107+0.9+2.5+.008+1.3+1.5+.040
Josh Hart 76 32.3 9.8 1.9 5.9 7.8 3.8 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.6 6.8 .529 0.8 2.2 .372 1.7 2.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+4.6+7.3+1.3+4.4+5.7+3.5+0.2+0.3-3.1-0.2+2.6+5.8+.014+1.8+4.4+.051+0.4+0.3+.078
Josh Hart 11 32.1 10.4 1.6 5.7 7.4 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.9 3.5 4.1 8.5 .479 0.9 2.9 .313 1.3 2.0 .636

Season 7

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+5.3+10.9+1.0+4.0+4.9+4.5+1.0+0.2-1.3-0.1+3.5+8.7+.019+1.5+4.1+.034+2.5+3.1+.008
Josh Hart 81 33.4 9.4 1.6 6.8 8.3 4.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.1 3.6 8.4 .434 1.0 3.2 .310 1.1 1.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+1.0+4.2+2.0+5.4+7.4+2.5+0.6+0.7-0.5-1.0+1.0+5.4+.081+0.8+3.4+.060+1.4+1.5+.066
Josh Hart 13 42.2 14.5 2.8 8.7 11.5 4.5 1.0 0.8 2.6 3.2 5.1 11.5 .440 1.7 4.5 .373 2.7 3.7 .729

Season 8

Tim Hardaway Josh Hart
Season 1997-982024-25
Team Miami HeatNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+0.2+5.3+1.5+4.4+5.9+2.4+0.2+0.2-0.7-0.1+1.7+6.0+.094+0.8+2.2+.018+1.1+1.4+.005
Josh Hart 77 37.6 13.6 2.1 7.5 9.6 5.9 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.6 5.2 10.0 .525 1.1 3.3 .333 2.1 2.7 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+8.7+14.4+1.8+3.5+5.4+2.2+0.1+0.6-1.7-1.6+4.6+10.8+.025+2.3+4.8+.066+2.9+3.7+.008
Josh Hart 18 35.7 11.6 2.4 6.3 8.8 4.4 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.4 3.8 8.0 .472 1.1 3.0 .370 2.9 3.7 .776

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway played 5 seasons more than Josh Hart 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 Josh Hart, Tim Hardaway got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team