Bam Adebayo vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Bam Adebayo 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Bam Adebayo scored more points in the postseason. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 2 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (17.7 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 6,450 points more (15,373 vs. 8,923).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
8
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+2.0
13

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
8
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+6,450
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+0.4 points per game) while Bam Adebayo scored more points (+335).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
7
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+0.4
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+335
7
Tim Hardaway 943
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
Tim Hardaway 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
Tim Hardaway 62
+35

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
Tim Hardaway 360
+182

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
Tim Hardaway 719
+281

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
Tim Hardaway 853
+292

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Tim Hardaway 14
+8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
Tim Hardaway 7
+5

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+9
Tim Hardaway 24

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+22
Tim Hardaway 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+24
Tim Hardaway 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
Tim Hardaway 3
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.7 6.0 11.3 53.7 0.2 0.6 31.4 3.5 4.6 75.6 8 567
difference:+2.0+0.5+3.8+10.5+1.6+4.4+4.1+0.6+0.8+2.6+5+300
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
Bam Adebayo 8,923 3,428 6,389 53.7 102 325 31.4 1,965 2,598 75.6 8 567
difference:+6,450+2,212+6,687+10.5+1,440+4,020+4.1+586+665+2.6+5+300
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
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+0.4+0.6+2.4+12.4+1.9+5.6+7.7+0.2+0.2+0.6+2+22
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+335+175+138+12.4+101+307+7.7+86+112+0.6+2+22
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
201869
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+7.8
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+14.0
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
202072
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+7.5
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
202164
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+2.8
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
202256
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+1.0
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+5.2
202375
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+4.1
202471
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
202578
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+2.2
199781

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1998 to 2003—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 336 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
202019
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+6.7
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+15.5
20214
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+14.8
202218
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+0.2
202323
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+4.9
20245
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
20254
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+1.2
199717

Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

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