Jim Cleamons vs. Tim Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Hardaway and Jim Cleamons that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Tim Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Tim Hardaway 13

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Tim Hardaway 9

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Tim Hardaway 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Tim Hardaway 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Tim Hardaway 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Tim Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Tim Hardaway 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Tim Hardaway 3.3

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Tim Hardaway 8.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Tim Hardaway 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Tim Hardaway 15,373

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Tim Hardaway 2,855

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Tim Hardaway 7,095

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Tim Hardaway 1,428

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Tim Hardaway 129

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Tim Hardaway 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Tim Hardaway .431

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Tim Hardaway .355

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Tim Hardaway .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Tim Hardaway 16.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Tim Hardaway 3.1

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Tim Hardaway 6.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Tim Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Tim Hardaway 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Tim Hardaway 943

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Tim Hardaway 172

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Tim Hardaway 382

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Tim Hardaway 88

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Tim Hardaway 9

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Tim Hardaway 56

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Tim Hardaway .393

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Tim Hardaway .320

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Tim Hardaway .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.