Tim Hardaway vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Julius Randle averages 1.3 points more than Tim Hardaway in his 13 seasons (19.0 points against 17.7). On the other hand Tim Hardaway scored a total of 1,856 points more than Julius Randle (15,373 vs. 13,517).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 17.7
13
Julius Randle 19.0
+1.3
11

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+1,856
13
Julius Randle 13,517
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Julius Randle has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+2.6 points per game) while Tim Hardaway scored more points (+361).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 16.8
9
Julius Randle 19.4
+2.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 943
+361
9
Julius Randle 582
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 5
Julius Randle 11
+6

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 62
Julius Randle 85
+23

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 360
+29
Julius Randle 331

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 719
+101
Julius Randle 618

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 853
+144
Julius Randle 709

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 14
+13
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 7
+6
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 24
+7
Julius Randle 17

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 42
+15
Julius Randle 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 53
+23
Julius Randle 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 3
+3
Julius Randle 0

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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:+1.3+0.4+0.5+4.0+0.6+1.4+2.1+1.1+1.6+2.9+2+157
Julius Randle 19.0 6.9 14.6 47.1 1.2 3.6 33.4 4.0 5.4 75.3 11 710

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:+1,856+744+2,692+4.0+692+1,802+2.1+324+553+2.9+2+157
Julius Randle 13,517 4,896 10,384 47.1 850 2,543 33.4 2,875 3,816 75.3 11 710

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:+2.6+0.7+0.8+2.8+0.1+0.2+0.8+1.2+1.0+6.4+6+26
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+361+131+367+2.8+52+167+0.8+47+76+6.4+6+26
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+12.7
199079
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+11.6
199182
Julius Randle 11.3
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+10.2
199281
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+5.4
199366
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.1
199562
Julius Randle 21.4
+1.3
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Julius Randle 19.5
+4.3
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Julius Randle 24.1
+8.9
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+0.2
199781
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.9
199881
Julius Randle 25.1
+6.2
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.4
199948
Julius Randle 24.0
+6.6
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 13.4
200052
Julius Randle 18.7
+5.3
202569

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 3 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2001 to 2003—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 155 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+24.5
19924
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963
Julius Randle 18.0
+0.3
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
199717
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+9.4
19985
Julius Randle 16.6
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 9.0
+9.0
19995
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 7.7
20007
Julius Randle 21.7
+14.0
202515

Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.0 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 2.5.