Tim Hardaway vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Tim Hardaway 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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Allen Iverson 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 Allen Iverson 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.

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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 9 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (26.7 points against 17.7), and he also scored a total of 8,995 points more (24,368 vs. 15,373).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 17.7
13
Allen Iverson 26.7
+9.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 15,373
13
Allen Iverson 24,368
+8,995
14

Scoring Titles

Tim Hardaway 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,168).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 16.8
9
Allen Iverson 29.7
+12.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 943
9
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,168
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 5
Allen Iverson 79
+74

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 62
Allen Iverson 345
+283

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 360
Allen Iverson 700
+340

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 719
Allen Iverson 883
+164

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 853
Allen Iverson 914
+61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 14
+14
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 7
Allen Iverson 36
+29

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 24
Allen Iverson 61
+37

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 42
Allen Iverson 71
+29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 53
Allen Iverson 71
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 3
+3
Allen Iverson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Hardaway 17.7 6.5 15.1 43.1 1.8 5.0 35.5 2.9 3.8 78.2 13 867
difference:+9.0+2.8+6.7+0.6+0.6+1.3+4.2+4.1+5.1+0.2+1+47
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Hardaway 15,373 5,640 13,076 43.1 1,542 4,345 35.5 2,551 3,263 78.2 13 867
difference:+8,995+2,827+6,830+0.6+483+962+4.2+3,824+4,905+0.2+1+47
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Hardaway 16.8 5.9 14.9 39.3 2.0 6.1 32.0 3.1 4.2 75.1 9 56
difference:+12.9+4.7+11.6+0.8+0.3+0.8+0.7+3.6+4.6+1.3+1+15
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Hardaway 943 329 837 39.3 110 344 32.0 175 233 75.1 9 56
difference:+1,168+426+1,045+0.8+13+32+0.7+303+393+1.3+1+15
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.7
199079
Allen Iverson 23.5
+8.8
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+0.9
199182
Allen Iverson 22.0
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 23.4
199281
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+3.4
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 21.5
199366
Allen Iverson 28.4
+6.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.1
199562
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+11.0
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+16.2
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Allen Iverson 27.6
+12.4
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.3
199781
Allen Iverson 26.4
+6.1
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.9
199881
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+11.8
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.4
199948
Allen Iverson 33.0
+15.6
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 13.4
200052
Allen Iverson 26.3
+12.9
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.9
200177
Allen Iverson 26.4
+11.5
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 9.6
200268
Allen Iverson 17.5
+7.9
200957

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 4.9
200310
Allen Iverson 13.8
+8.9
201028

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 2 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2010 to 2010—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 56 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 24.5
19924
Allen Iverson 28.5
+4.0
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963
Allen Iverson 30.0
+12.3
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963
Allen Iverson 31.7
+14.0
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
199717
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 26.0
19985
Allen Iverson 31.2
+5.2
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 9.0
+9.0
19995
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 7.7
20007
Allen Iverson 22.8
+15.1
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 2.5
20012
Allen Iverson 24.5
+22.0
20084

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
20020
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 3.3
+3.3
20034
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson didn't play in the postseason.

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