Isiah Thomas vs Tim Hardaway

Isiah ThomasTim Hardaway

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway compared on their NBA careers: Isiah Thomas played 13 seasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94, Tim Hardaway 13 seasons, 1989-90 to 2002-03. Isiah Thomas averaged 19.2 points a game to Tim Hardaway's 17.7. Isiah Thomas won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway career per game
979GP867
36.3MIN35.3
19.2PTS17.7
3.6REB3.3
9.3AST8.2
1.9STL1.6
0.3BLK0.1
45.2FG%43.1
293P%35.5
75.9FT%78.2
51.6TS%53

Career totals

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway career totals
18,822PTS15,373
3,478REB2,855
9,061AST7,095
1,861STL1,428
249BLK129
45.2FG%43.1
293P%35.5
75.9FT%78.2
51.6TS%53

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway postseason
111GP56
38MIN36.6
20.4PTS16.8
4.7REB3.1
8.9AST6.8
2.1STL1.6
0.3BLK0.2
44.1FG%39.3
34.63P%32
76.9FT%75.1
52TS%50.2

Where each stands all time

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway all-time places
64th (18,822)Points132nd (15,373)
10th (9,061)Assists19th (7,095)
18th (1,861)Steals57th (1,428)
—3-pointers made56th (1,542)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Isiah Thomas: 2 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×3, All-Star MVP ×2, Finals MVP
  • Tim Hardaway: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team ×3, All-NBA Third Team, All-NBA First Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1981-82172.97.81989-9014.73.98.7
2nd1982-8322.947.81990-9122.949.7
3rd1983-8421.3411.11991-9223.43.810
4th1984-8521.24.513.91992-9321.5410.6
5th1985-8620.93.610.81994-9520.13.19.3
6th1986-8720.63.9101995-9615.22.98
7th1987-8819.53.48.41996-9720.33.48.6
8th1988-8918.23.48.31997-9818.93.78.3
9th1989-9018.43.89.41998-9917.43.27.3
10th1990-9116.23.39.31999-0013.42.97.4
11th1991-9218.53.27.22000-0114.92.66.3
12th1992-9317.62.98.52001-029.61.84.1
13th1993-9414.82.76.92002-034.91.52.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST