Tim Hardaway vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Tim Hardaway 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

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)