Aaron Gordon vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Aaron Gordon to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway has better scoring stats than Aaron Gordon in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 4.1 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 12 seasons (17.7 points against 13.6), and he also scored a total of 5,531 points more (15,373 vs. 9,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 13.6
12
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+4.1
13

Total Points

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 9,842
12
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+5,531
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Aaron Gordon (+2.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+23).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 13.9
6
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+2.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 920
6
Tim Hardaway 943
+23
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 1
+1
Tim Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 3
Tim Hardaway 5
+2

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 20
Tim Hardaway 62
+42

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 133
Tim Hardaway 360
+227

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 513
Tim Hardaway 719
+206

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 712
Tim Hardaway 853
+141

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 12
Tim Hardaway 14
+2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Tim Hardaway 7
+7

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 14
Tim Hardaway 24
+10

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 50
+8
Tim Hardaway 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 66
+13
Tim Hardaway 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 0
Tim Hardaway 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.1 10.6 48.5 1.1 3.2 33.3 2.2 3.2 69.5 12 724
difference:+4.1+1.4+4.5+5.3+0.7+1.8+2.2+0.7+0.6+8.7+1+143
Tim Hardaway 17.7 6.5 15.1 43.1 1.8 5.0 35.5 2.9 3.8 78.2 13 867

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 9,842 3,723 7,684 48.5 774 2,325 33.3 1,622 2,333 69.5 12 724
difference:+5,531+1,917+5,392+5.3+768+2,020+2.2+929+930+8.7+1+143
Tim Hardaway 15,373 5,640 13,076 43.1 1,542 4,345 35.5 2,551 3,263 78.2 13 867

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66
difference:+2.9+0.7+4.4+10.5+0.9+3.2+5.6+0.7+0.9+3.4+3+10
Tim Hardaway 16.8 5.9 14.9 39.3 2.0 6.1 32.0 3.1 4.2 75.1 9 56

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66
difference:+23+17+142+10.5+39+155+5.6+18+14+3.4+3+10
Tim Hardaway 943 329 837 39.3 110 344 32.0 175 233 75.1 9 56

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+9.5
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+13.7
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.7
201780
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+10.7
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 17.6
201858
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+3.9
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.0
201978
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+4.1
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.4
202062
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+0.8
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+2.8
199680

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+7.9
199781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150
Tim Hardaway 18.9
+6.5
199881

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.0
202275
Tim Hardaway 17.4
+2.4
199948

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.3
+2.9
2023NBA Champion68
Tim Hardaway 13.4
200052

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.9
202473
Tim Hardaway 14.9
+1.0
200177

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.7
+5.1
202551
Tim Hardaway 9.6
200268

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 21.3
+16.4
20264
Tim Hardaway 4.9
200310

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+24.5
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.2
+15.2
20195
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 11.1
202110
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+6.6
19963

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 11.1
202110
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+7.6
199717

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 11.1
202110
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+14.9
19985

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.8
+4.8
20225
Tim Hardaway 9.0
19995

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.3
+5.6
2023NBA Champion20
Tim Hardaway 7.7
20007

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.3
+11.8
202412
Tim Hardaway 2.5
20012

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.2
+16.2
202514
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
20020

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP *
20260
Tim Hardaway 3.3
+3.3
20034
* season in progress