Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. John Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

John Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Lucas 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 John Lucas 14

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 John Lucas 6

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 John Lucas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 John Lucas 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 John Lucas 2.3

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 John Lucas 7.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 John Lucas 1.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 John Lucas 9,951

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 John Lucas 2,151

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 John Lucas 6,454

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 John Lucas 1,273

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 John Lucas 73

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 John Lucas 928

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 John Lucas .449

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 John Lucas .303 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 John Lucas .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) John Lucas 17.5 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) John Lucas 3.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) John Lucas 10.7 (1984)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) John Lucas 2.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) John Lucas 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 John Lucas 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 John Lucas 2.1

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 John Lucas 4.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 John Lucas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 John Lucas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 John Lucas 502

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 John Lucas 96

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 John Lucas 219

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 John Lucas 52

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 John Lucas 6

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 John Lucas 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 John Lucas .451

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 John Lucas .261 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 John Lucas .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) John Lucas 15.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) John Lucas 4.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) John Lucas 6.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) John Lucas 2.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) John Lucas 0.3 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.