Tim Hardaway vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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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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 DeAndre Jordan 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 9.2 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (17.7 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 5,890 points more (15,373 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+9.2
13
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+5,890
13
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17

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 DeAndre Jordan (+8.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+360).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+8.8
9
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 943
+360
9
DeAndre Jordan 583
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 5
+5
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 62
+61
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 360
+312
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 719
+286
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 853
DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+193

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 14
DeAndre Jordan 65
+51

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 7
+7
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 24
+19
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 42
+15
DeAndre Jordan 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 53
DeAndre Jordan 61
+8

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 3
DeAndre Jordan 12
+9

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:+9.2+3.0+9.9+24.2+1.8+5.0+20.1+1.3+0.4+30.7+4+244
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111

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:+5,890+1,784+7,351+24.2+1,540+4,332+20.1+782+465+30.7+4+244
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111

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:+8.8+3.0+10.5+27.7+2.0+6.1+32.0+0.9+1.1+34.7+1+17
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+360+116+519+27.7+110+343+32.0+18+156+34.7+1+17
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+10.4
199079
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+18.1
199182
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+16.3
199281
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+14.1
199366
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+11.3
199562
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+4.8
199680
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+3.7
199680
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+7.6
199781
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.9
+6.2
199881
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.4
+5.4
199948
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 13.4
+2.4
200052
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.9
+3.9
200177
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 9.6
+1.3
200268
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 4.9
200310
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
+2.6
202157

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 5 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 227 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+24.5
19924
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
+4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
+3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+8.1
19963
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+4.6
19963
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+7.0
199717
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+10.6
19985
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 9.0
+9.0
19995
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 7.7
+7.7
20007
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 2.5
+2.5
20012
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
20020
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 3.3
+3.3
20034
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.8 points in a total of 19 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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