Baron Davis vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Baron Davis 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Baron Davis has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 1.6 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (17.7 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 1,926 points more (15,373 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
13
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+1.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+1,926
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+2 points per game) while Tim Hardaway scored more points (+1).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+2.0
7
Tim Hardaway 16.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Tim Hardaway 943
+1
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Tim Hardaway 5
+3

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Tim Hardaway 62
+18

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
Tim Hardaway 360
+82

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Tim Hardaway 719
+73

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Tim Hardaway 853
+27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Tim Hardaway 14
+5

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Tim Hardaway 7

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+1
Tim Hardaway 24

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Tim Hardaway 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Tim Hardaway 53
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Tim Hardaway 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+1.6+0.6+0.8+2.2+0.2+3.5+0.1+0.1+7.1+32
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
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+1,926+752+1,125+2.2+210+186+3.5+212+29+7.1+32
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
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+2.0+0.7+4.9+0.4+3.0+0.6+1.0+4.2+2+6
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
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+1+92+4.9+11+61+3.0+10+28+4.2+2+6
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
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+8.8
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+9.1
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
200282
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+5.3
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+4.4
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+2.8
200467
Tim Hardaway 20.1
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+4.0
200546
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+1.1
199781

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+0.3
200546
Tim Hardaway 18.9
199881

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+0.5
200654
Tim Hardaway 17.4
199948

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+6.7
200763
Tim Hardaway 13.4
200052

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+6.9
200882
Tim Hardaway 14.9
200177

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
+5.3
200965
Tim Hardaway 9.6
200268

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
+10.4
201075
Tim Hardaway 4.9
200310

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 2 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2011 to 2012—he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 87 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
200110
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+7.4
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
20029
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+1.9
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
199717

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+26.0
19985

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Tim Hardaway 9.0
+9.0
19995

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+17.6
200711
Tim Hardaway 7.7
20007

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Tim Hardaway 2.5
+2.5
20012

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
20020

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Tim Hardaway 3.3
+3.3
20034

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games.