Tim Hardaway vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 10 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Tim Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Mark Williams 3 0 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tim Hardaway Mark Williams
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
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:+36+14.4+5.7+1.5+1.7+3.2+8.3+1.4+0.8-2.4-0.7+2.2+6.7+.166+0.3+1.1+1.1+1.2+.073
Mark Williams 43 19.3 9.0 2.2 4.9 7.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 0.9 2.2 3.7 5.8 .637 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .691
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Tim Hardaway nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tim Hardaway Mark Williams
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
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:+63+12.5+10.2+2.9+2.7+5.7+8.5+1.8+1.0-2.4-0.2+3.8+11.0+.173+1.2+3.1+1.3+1.2+.084
Mark Williams 19 26.7 12.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 2.6 5.2 7.9 .649 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .719
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Tim Hardaway Mark Williams
Season 1991-922024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
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:+37+14.5+8.1+2.0+4.4+6.4+7.5+1.3+1.0-1.7-0.2+3.0+9.5+.143+1.6+4.5+.338+0.7+1.1+.038
Mark Williams 44 26.6 15.3 3.0 7.2 10.2 2.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 2.4 6.1 10.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.7 .804
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
Mark Williams DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tim Hardaway played 10 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 1993 to 2003—Tim Hardaway played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Mark Williams, Tim Hardaway got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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