Tim Hardaway vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant 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.
Ja Morant has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Ja Morant has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Tim Hardaway scored more total points in both stages. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 4.9 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (22.6 points against 17.7). On the other hand Tim Hardaway scored a total of 8,431 points more than Ja Morant (15,373 vs. 6,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 13 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | +4.9 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +8,431 | 13 |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+9.2 points per game) while Tim Hardaway scored more points (+370).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +9.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | +370 | 9 |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +168 | ||
| Ja Morant | 192 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +426 | ||
| Ja Morant | 293 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +546 | ||
| Ja Morant | 307 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +14 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +10 | ||
| Ja Morant | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | +20 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | +31 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +3 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
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: | +4.9 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +3.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +3.9 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +7 | +560 |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 31.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 76.6 | 6 | 307 |
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: | +8,431 | +3,133 | +7,732 | +3.8 | +1,127 | +3,033 | +3.9 | +1,038 | +1,288 | +1.6 | +7 | +560 |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | 2,507 | 5,344 | 46.9 | 415 | 1,312 | 31.6 | 1,513 | 1,975 | 76.6 | 6 | 307 |
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: | +9.2 | +3.3 | +5.8 | +5.2 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +0.1 | +5 | +34 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
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: | +370 | +126 | +381 | +5.2 | +66 | +216 | +2.4 | +52 | +69 | +0.1 | +5 | +34 |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 8 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1996 to 2003—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 497 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 4.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 24.6 | +24.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |