Tim Hardaway vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 Tim Hardaway has better scoring stats than Kyle Kuzma in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 0.7 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 8 seasons (17.7 points against 17.0), and he also scored a total of 6,163 points more (15,373 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+0.7
13
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+6,163
13
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+667).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+8.2
9
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 943
+667
9
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 5
+3
Kyle Kuzma 2

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 62
+22
Kyle Kuzma 40

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 360
+156
Kyle Kuzma 204

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 719
+275
Kyle Kuzma 444

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 853
+314
Kyle Kuzma 539

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 14
+12
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 7
+7
Kyle Kuzma 0

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 24
+24
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 42
+29
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 53
+23
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 3
+1
Kyle Kuzma 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+0.7+0.7+1.8+0.1+0.8+2.1+0.8+0.8+6.1+5+326
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541

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:+6,163+2,137+5,286+1.8+497+1,218+2.1+1,392+1,655+6.1+5+326
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541

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:+8.2+2.7+6.7+0.0+1.0+2.5+4.4+1.9+2.6+2.0+6+24
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32

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:+667+226+575+0.0+78+228+4.4+137+181+2.0+6+24
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.7
199079
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+1.4
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+4.2
199182
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+10.6
199281
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+8.6
199366
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+3.0
199562
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+6.0
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+7.0
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+5.5
199781
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma 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 gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+14.5
19924
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
+6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+12.9
199717
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255

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.