Tim Hardaway vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Derrick White scored more points in the postseason. 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 4.7 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (17.7 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 8,974 points more (15,373 vs. 6,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +4.7 | 13 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +8,974 | 13 |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Derrick White (+3.5 points per game) while Derrick White scored more points (+158).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | +3.5 | 9 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | +158 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +284 | ||
| Derrick White | 76 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +385 | ||
| Derrick White | 334 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +375 | ||
| Derrick White | 478 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
| Derrick White | 16 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +9 | ||
| Derrick White | 15 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
| Derrick White | 54 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Derrick White | 79 | +26 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | |||
| Derrick White | 4 | +1 | ||
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: | +4.7 | +2.0 | +5.1 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +7.0 | +5 | +373 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 44.8 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +8,974 | +3,427 | +8,139 | +1.7 | +598 | +1,785 | +1.4 | +1,522 | +2,055 | +7.0 | +5 | +373 |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 2,213 | 4,937 | 44.8 | 944 | 2,560 | 36.9 | 1,029 | 1,208 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +3.5 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +7.2 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +10.3 | +3 | +27 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
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: | +158 | +49 | +8 | +6.3 | +77 | +133 | +7.2 | +17 | +48 | +10.3 | +3 | +27 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 1998 to 2003—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 336 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 4.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 24.5 | +24.5 | 1992 | 4 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 8.5 | +8.5 | 2022 | 23 |
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |