Tim Hardaway vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Khris Middleton. 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 1.2 points more than Khris Middleton in his 14 seasons (17.7 points against 16.5), and he also scored a total of 2,305 points more (15,373 vs. 13,068).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +1.2 | 13 |
| Khris Middleton | 16.5 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +2,305 | 13 |
| Khris Middleton | 13,068 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+3.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+707).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | +3.8 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | +707 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +82 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 278 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +63 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 656 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +71 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 782 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | +4 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 10 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 41 | +17 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 75 | +33 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 80 | +27 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +3 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 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: | +1.2 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +3.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +9.5 | +1 | +75 | |
| Khris Middleton | 16.5 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 46.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.7 | 14 | 792 |
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: | +2,305 | +885 | +2,753 | +2.9 | +119 | +661 | +3.1 | +416 | +828 | +9.5 | +1 | +75 |
| Khris Middleton | 13,068 | 4,755 | 10,323 | 46.1 | 1,423 | 3,684 | 38.6 | 2,135 | 2,435 | 87.7 | 14 | 792 |
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: | +3.8 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +7.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +11.5 | +24 | |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 44.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
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: | +707 | +262 | +502 | +4.8 | +86 | +159 | +7.0 | +97 | +81 | +11.5 | +24 | |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | 591 | 1,339 | 44.1 | 196 | 503 | 39.0 | 272 | 314 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 1 season more than Khris Middleton in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2003—he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 10 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 25.2 | +25.2 | 1991 | 9 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2017 | 6 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 24.7 | +24.7 | 2024 | 6 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Tim Hardaway played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.3 points in a total of 4 games. |