Vince Carter vs. Tim Hardaway Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway and Vince Carter, 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.

Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, 9 more than Tim Hardaway, who played 13. Vince Carter had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Tim Hardaway had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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.

Rookie Season
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	1998-99	1989-90
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	50	35.2	18.3	1.9	3.8	5.7	3.0	1.1	1.5	2.2	2.8	6.9	15.3	.450	0.4	1.3	.288	4.1	5.4	.761
difference:	+29	+1.5	+3.6	+1.2	+0.6	+1.8	+5.7	+1.0	+1.3	-1.1	-0.1	+1.0	+2.8	+.021	+0.1	+0.2	+.014	+1.4	+1.9	+.003
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Tim Hardaway played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	1999-00	1990-91
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	82	38.1	25.7	1.8	4.0	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	2.2	3.2	9.6	20.7	.465	1.2	2.9	.403	5.3	6.7	.791
difference:		+1.1	+2.8	+0.7	+1.0	+1.8	+5.8	+1.3	+1.0	-1.1	-0.4	+0.6	+1.8	+.011		+0.2	+.018	+1.6	+2.1	+.012
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	3	39.7	19.3	3.0	3.0	6.0	6.3	1.0	1.3	2.7	4.0	5.0	16.7	.300	0.3	3.3	.100	9.0	10.3	.871
difference:	+6	+4.3	+5.9	+2.4	+0.1	+2.3	+4.9	+2.1	+0.5	-0.1	-1.6	+5.0	+3.9	+.186	+1.6	+2.0	+.254	+5.7	+6.1	+.082
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

Season 3
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2000-01	1991-92
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	75	39.7	27.6	2.3	3.2	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	2.2	2.7	10.2	22.1	.460	2.2	5.3	.408	5.1	6.7	.765
difference:	+6	+1.4	+4.2	+1.3	+0.4	+1.7	+6.1	+0.5	+0.9	-1.1	-0.1	+1.1	+2.4	+.001	+0.6	+0.7	+.070	+1.4	+1.9	+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	12	45.1	27.3	3.1	3.4	6.5	4.7	1.7	1.7	2.3	3.8	10.2	23.3	.436	2.1	5.1	.410	4.8	6.2	.784
difference:	+8	+1.1	+2.8	+1.6	+1.1	+2.7	+2.6	+1.6	+1.7	-1.2	-0.3	+2.2	+3.3	+.036	+0.4	+2.2	+.065	+1.2	+3.1	+.135
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

Season 4
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2001-02	1992-93
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	60	39.8	24.7	2.3	2.9	5.2	4.0	1.6	0.7	2.6	3.2	9.3	21.8	.428	2.0	5.2	.387	4.1	5.1	.798
difference:	+6	+0.3	+3.2	+1.4	+0.2	+1.2	+6.6	+0.2	+0.5	-0.7	-0.9	+1.4	+4.1	+.019	+0.5	+0.5	+.057		+0.5	+.054
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Tim Hardaway played in the postseason in their season 4

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

Season 5
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2002-03	1994-95
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	43	34.2	20.6	1.4	3.0	4.4	3.3	1.1	1.0	1.7	2.8	8.3	17.7	.467	1.0	3.0	.344	3.0	3.7	.806
difference:	+19	+3.2	+0.5	+0.7	+0.7	+1.3	+6.0	+0.3	+0.8	-1.8	-0.3	+1.4	+1.5	+.040	+1.7	+4.2	+.034	+0.5	+0.9	+.046
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Tim Hardaway played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2003-04	1995-96
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	73	38.2	22.5	1.3	3.5	4.8	4.8	1.2	0.9	3.1	2.9	8.3	20.0	.417	1.3	3.3	.383	4.6	5.7	.806
difference:	+7	+6.5	+7.3	+0.9	+1.1	+1.9	+3.2	+0.5	+0.7	-0.2	-0.4	+3.1	+7.6	+.005	+0.4	+1.4	+.019	+1.6	+1.9	+.016
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 7
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2004-05	1996-97
Team	Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	77	36.7	24.5	1.4	3.8	5.2	4.2	1.4	0.6	2.2	3.2	9.0	20.0	.452	1.6	4.1	.406	4.8	6.0	.798
difference:	+4	+2.0	+4.2	+0.8	+1.0	+1.8	+4.4	+0.5	+0.5	-0.6	-1.2	+1.9	+2.9	+.037	+0.9	+3.2	+.062	+1.2	+1.5	+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	4	45.3	26.8	2.3	6.3	8.5	5.8	2.3	0.0	3.8	4.3	8.8	24.0	.365	1.5	4.8	.316	7.8	9.0	.861
difference:	+13	+4.1	+8.1	+1.5	+3.0	+4.4	+1.2	+0.7	+0.1	-0.7	-2.1	+2.7	+7.1	+.006	+1.0	+3.1	+.003	+3.7	+3.8	+.066
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

Season 8
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2005-06	1997-98
Team	New Jersey Nets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	79	36.8	24.2	1.7	4.1	5.8	4.3	1.2	0.7	2.7	3.0	8.3	19.2	.430	1.6	4.6	.341	6.1	7.6	.799
difference:	+2	+0.6	+5.3	+1.1	+1.0	+2.1	+4.0	+0.5	+0.5	-0.1	-0.5	+1.4	+3.2	+.001	+0.3	+0.9	+.010	+2.9	+3.5	+.018
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	11	40.9	29.6	1.5	5.5	7.0	5.3	1.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	10.3	22.2	.463	1.3	5.3	.241	7.8	9.8	.796
difference:	+6	+3.5	+3.6	+0.9	+2.7	+3.6	+1.3	+0.6	+0.5	-1.2	-1.3	+1.9	+3.4	+.016	+2.1	+2.5	+.195	+2.0	+2.4	+.012
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

Season 9
	Vince Carter	Tim Hardaway
Season	2006-07	1998-99
Team	New Jersey Nets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	82	38.1	25.2	1.4	4.6	6.0	4.8	1.0	0.4	2.6	3.2	8.9	19.5	.454	1.9	5.3	.357	5.6	7.0	.802
difference:	+34	+1.2	+7.8	+1.1	+1.7	+2.8	+2.5	+0.2	+0.3	-0.1	-1.1	+2.6	+3.8	+.054	+0.4	+1.2	+.003	+3.1	+3.9	+.010
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vince Carter	12	40.6	22.3	1.4	5.4	6.8	5.3	0.9	0.6	3.2	2.9	7.8	19.6	.396	1.8	4.5	.389	5.1	7.3	.693
difference:	+7	+4.2	+13.3	+0.8	+3.2	+4.0	+1.1	+0.1	+0.4	-0.4	-0.1	+4.8	+8.4	+.128	+0.8	+0.5	+.189	+3.1	+4.1	+.068
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