Anthony Edwards vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Anthony Edwards 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.
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tim Hardaway.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Tim Hardaway scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 6.2 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (23.9 points against 17.7). On the other hand Tim Hardaway scored a total of 6,276 points more than Anthony Edwards (15,373 vs. 9,097).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +6.2 | 5 |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 5 | |
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +6,276 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+10.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+187).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +10.1 | 4 |
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +187 | 4 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +105 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +369 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +474 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +12 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +7 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
| difference: | +6.2 | +1.9 | +3.7 | +1.5 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +8 | +486 |
| 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 | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
| difference: | +6,276 | +2,440 | +5,909 | +1.5 | +433 | +1,302 | +0.9 | +963 | +1,287 | +2.2 | +8 | +486 |
| 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 | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +10.1 | +3.5 | +5.2 | +7.5 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +5.7 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +3.7 | +5 | +14 |
| 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 | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +187 | +67 | +9 | +7.5 | +20 | +1 | +5.7 | +33 | +31 | +3.7 | +5 | +14 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1996 to 2003—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 577 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 4.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | 27.6 | +27.6 | 2024 | 16 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.3 | +25.3 | 2025 | 15 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |