Tim Hardaway vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid 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 6.1 points more than Naz Reid in his 6 seasons (17.7 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 10,674 points more (15,373 vs. 4,699).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+6.1
13
Naz Reid 11.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+10,674
13
Naz Reid 4,699
6

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 Naz Reid (+6.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+586).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+6.9
9
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Hardaway 943
+586
9
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 5
+5
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 62
+58
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 360
+312
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 719
+482
Naz Reid 237

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 853
+454
Naz Reid 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 14
+7
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 7
+7
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 24
+22
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Tim Hardaway 42
+22
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Hardaway 53
+19
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Hardaway 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

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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:+6.1+2.1+6.1+5.6+0.4+1.2+1.8+1.5+1.9+5.4+7+461
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.8 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 6 406

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:+10,674+3,861+9,425+5.6+973+2,821+1.8+1,979+2,477+5.4+7+461
Naz Reid 4,699 1,779 3,651 48.7 569 1,524 37.3 572 786 72.8 6 406

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+2.3+7.4+8.3+0.5+2.2+6.1+1.8+2.4+1.1+6+20
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+586+201+568+8.3+57+205+6.1+127+170+1.1+6+20
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+5.7
199079
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+11.7
199182
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+15.1
199281
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+10.0
199366
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+6.6
199562
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+1.0
199680
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 8 seasons more than Naz Reid 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 gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+19.7
19924
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+7.3
19963
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

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.