Stephen Curry vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Stephen Curry 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.
Stephen Curry is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Stephen Curry has better scoring stats than Tim Hardaway 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.
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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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 7 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (24.7 points against 17.7), and he also scored a total of 10,013 points more (25,386 vs. 15,373).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 24.7 | +7.0 | 16 |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Stephen Curry | 25,386 | +10,013 | 16 |
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 13 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Stephen Curry | 2 |  +2 |
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephen Curry has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+10 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,204).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 26.8 | +10.0 | 10 |
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Stephen Curry | 4,147 | +3,204 | 10 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 2 | +2 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 15 | +15 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 717 | +357 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 967 | +248 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 1,021 | +168 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 5 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 8 | +8 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 123 | +99 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 153 | +111 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 155 | +102 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 0 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 24.7 | 8.4 | 17.9 | 47.1 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 42.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 91.1 | 16 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +7.0 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +4.0 | +2.2 | +4.3 | +6.8 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +12.9 | +3 | +159 |
| 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 | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 25,386 | 8,648 | 18,356 | 47.1 | 4,058 | 9,589 | 42.3 | 4,032 | 4,424 | 91.1 | 16 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +10,013 | +3,008 | +5,280 | +4.0 | +2,516 | +5,244 | +6.8 | +1,481 | +1,161 | +12.9 | +3 | +159 |
| 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 | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 26.8 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 45.4 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 88.9 | 10 | 155 |
| difference: | +10.0 | +3.1 | +4.8 | +6.1 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +7.7 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +13.8 | +1 | +99 |
| 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 | ||||
| Stephen Curry | 4,147 | 1,388 | 3,056 | 45.4 | 650 | 1,637 | 39.7 | 721 | 811 | 88.9 | 10 | 155 |
| difference: | +3,204 | +1,059 | +2,219 | +6.1 | +540 | +1,293 | +7.7 | +546 | +578 | +13.8 | +1 | +99 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Stephen Curry's additional seasons: | ||||
* Stephen Curry played 2 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 144 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 24.5 | +24.5 | 1992 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | 23.4 | +23.4 | 2013 | 12 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | 23.0 | +23.0 | 2014 | 7 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 7.7 | +7.7 | 2000 | 7 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 2.5 | +2.5 | 2001 | 2 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Stephen Curry | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 22 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 8 games. |