De'Aaron Fox vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Tim Hardaway scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 3.8 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (21.5 points against 17.7). On the other hand Tim Hardaway scored a total of 3,974 points more than De'Aaron Fox (15,373 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+3.8
8
Tim Hardaway 17.7
13

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+3,974
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+10.6 points per game) while Tim Hardaway scored more points (+751).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+10.6
1
Tim Hardaway 16.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Tim Hardaway 943
+751
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Tim Hardaway 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Tim Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+11
Tim Hardaway 5

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
+40
Tim Hardaway 62

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
Tim Hardaway 360
+61

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Tim Hardaway 719
+234

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Tim Hardaway 853
+323

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Tim Hardaway 14
+13

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Tim Hardaway 7
+5

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Tim Hardaway 24
+18

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Tim Hardaway 42
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Tim Hardaway 53
+46

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 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
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+3.8+1.4+1.8+3.9+0.3+0.4+2.5+1.2+1.7+3.6+5+336
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+3,974+1,430+4,117+3.9+727+1,878+2.5+387+363+3.6+5+336
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+10.6+4.1+8.7+3.1+1.0+2.9+1.3+1.3+1.7+0.5+8+49
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+751+259+672+3.1+89+281+1.3+144+192+0.5+8+49
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
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
201873
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+3.1
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
201981
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+5.6
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
202051
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+2.3
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+3.7
202158
Tim Hardaway 21.5
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+3.1
202259
Tim Hardaway 20.1
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+9.8
202373
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+11.4
202474
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+8.3
202562
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 7 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 1997 to 2003—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 417 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+24.5
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+9.7
20237
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963

Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

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