Tim Hardaway vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray 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 Jamal Murray has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Tim Hardaway scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 0.3 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (18.0 points against 17.7). On the other hand Tim Hardaway scored a total of 5,750 points more than Jamal Murray (15,373 vs. 9,623).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 13 | |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | +0.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +5,750 | 13 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+6.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+933).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | +6.9 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | +933 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +137 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 223 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +277 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 442 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +324 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 529 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +7 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 6 | +6 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 49 | +25 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 77 | +35 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Jamal Murray | 79 | +26 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jamal Murray | 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: | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +8.8 | +5 | +331 |
| Jamal Murray | 18.0 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 45.5 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 38.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 87.0 | 8 | 536 |
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: | +5,750 | +2,089 | +5,277 | +2.4 | +396 | +1,341 | +2.6 | +1,176 | +1,683 | +8.8 | +5 | +331 |
| Jamal Murray | 9,623 | 3,551 | 7,799 | 45.5 | 1,146 | 3,004 | 38.1 | 1,375 | 1,580 | 87.0 | 8 | 536 |
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: | +6.9 | +2.9 | +4.5 | +6.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +6.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +15.3 | +4 | +23 |
| Jamal Murray | 23.7 | 8.8 | 19.4 | 45.7 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 38.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 90.4 | 5 | 79 |
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: | +933 | +369 | +692 | +6.3 | +96 | +194 | +6.3 | +99 | +70 | +15.3 | +4 | +23 |
| Jamal Murray | 1,876 | 698 | 1,529 | 45.7 | 206 | 538 | 38.3 | 274 | 303 | 90.4 | 5 | 79 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Jamal Murray 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 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 26.5 | +26.5 | 2020 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
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. |