Vince Carter vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tim Hardaway.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Tim Hardaway has a better scoring average 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 1 point more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (17.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 10,355 points more than Tim Hardaway (25,728 vs. 15,373).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+1.0
13

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+10,355
22
Tim Hardaway 15,373
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+1.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+650).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+1.3
11
Tim Hardaway 16.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+650
11
Tim Hardaway 943
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Tim Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+27
Tim Hardaway 5

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+123
Tim Hardaway 62

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+237
Tim Hardaway 360

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+375
Tim Hardaway 719

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+620
Tim Hardaway 853

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+54
Tim Hardaway 14

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Tim Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Tim Hardaway 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+5
Tim Hardaway 7

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+16
Tim Hardaway 24

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+26
Tim Hardaway 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+35
Tim Hardaway 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Tim Hardaway 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+1.0+0.5+1.3+0.4+0.3+1.0+1.6+0.2+0.1+1.6+9+674
Tim Hardaway 17.7 6.5 15.1 43.1 1.8 5.0 35.5 2.9 3.8 78.2 13 867

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+10,355+3,653+8,263+0.4+748+1,823+1.6+2,301+2,819+1.6+9+674
Tim Hardaway 15,373 5,640 13,076 43.1 1,542 4,345 35.5 2,551 3,263 78.2 13 867

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+1.3+0.4+0.3+2.3+0.6+2.1+1.8+1.0+0.9+4.5+2+32
Tim Hardaway 16.8 5.9 14.9 39.3 2.0 6.1 32.0 3.1 4.2 75.1 9 56

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+650+228+503+2.3+9+8+1.8+185+219+4.5+2+32
Tim Hardaway 943 329 837 39.3 110 344 32.0 175 233 75.1 9 56

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+3.6
199950
Tim Hardaway 14.7
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+2.8
200082
Tim Hardaway 22.9
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+4.2
200175
Tim Hardaway 23.4
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+3.2
200260
Tim Hardaway 21.5
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+0.5
200343
Tim Hardaway 20.1
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+7.3
200473
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+9.3
200577
Tim Hardaway 15.2
199680

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+3.9
200679
Tim Hardaway 20.3
199781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+6.3
200782
Tim Hardaway 18.9
199881

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+3.9
200876
Tim Hardaway 17.4
199948

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+7.4
200980
Tim Hardaway 13.4
200052

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+1.7
201075
Tim Hardaway 14.9
200177

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+4.4
201173
Tim Hardaway 9.6
200268

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+9.1
201173
Tim Hardaway 4.9
200310

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 10 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 24, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 689 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
20003
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+5.9
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+2.8
200112
Tim Hardaway 24.5
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+17.7
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+9.1
20054
Tim Hardaway 17.7
19963

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+10.9
200611
Tim Hardaway 18.7
199717

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
200712
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+3.7
19985

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Tim Hardaway 9.0
+9.0
19995

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Tim Hardaway 7.7
+7.7
20007

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+13.0
201014
Tim Hardaway 2.5
20012

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
20020

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Tim Hardaway 3.3
+3.3
20034

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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