Tim Hardaway vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway has better scoring stats than Ben Wallace 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 12 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (17.7 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 9,119 points more (15,373 vs. 6,254).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +12.0 | 13 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +9,119 | 13 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Ben Wallace (+9.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | +9.6 | 9 |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | +4 | 9 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 5 | +5 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 62 | +62 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +356 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +499 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 220 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 933 | +80 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 155 | +141 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 7 | +7 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +21 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | +7 | ||
| Ben Wallace | 35 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 117 | +64 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | |||
| Ben Wallace | 13 | +10 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +12.0 | +4.1 | +10.1 | +4.3 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +21.8 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +36.8 | +3 | +221 |
| Ben Wallace | 5.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
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: | +9,119 | +3,071 | +7,655 | +4.3 | +1,535 | +4,294 | +21.8 | +1,442 | +584 | +36.8 | +3 | +221 |
| Ben Wallace | 6,254 | 2,569 | 5,421 | 47.4 | 7 | 51 | 13.7 | 1,109 | 2,679 | 41.4 | 16 | 1,088 |
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: | +9.6 | +3.1 | +9.1 | +8.9 | +2.0 | +6.0 | +32.0 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +33.3 | +1 | +74 |
| Ben Wallace | 7.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
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: | +4 | +35 | +82 | +8.9 | +110 | +334 | +32.0 | +36 | +272 | +33.3 | +1 | +74 |
| Ben Wallace | 939 | 364 | 755 | 48.2 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 211 | 505 | 41.8 | 8 | 130 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Ben Wallace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ben Wallace played 4 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2009 to 2012—he averaged 3.3 points in a total of 241 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.5 ppg and his lowest 1.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 24.5 | +24.5 | 1992 | 4 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Ben Wallace | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2008 | 13 |
Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.1 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.1 ppg and his lowest 1.1. |