Tim Hardaway vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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.

LeBron James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 LeBron James 21

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 LeBron James 17

NBA Cups Won Tim Hardaway 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 LeBron James 20

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 LeBron James 19

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Tim Hardaway 0 LeBron James 1

In-Season Tournament MVP Tim Hardaway 0 * LeBron James 1 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Tim Hardaway 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 LeBron James 27.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 LeBron James 40,474

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 LeBron James 11,185

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 LeBron James 11,009

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 LeBron James 2,275

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 LeBron James 1,111

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 LeBron James 1,492

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 LeBron James .348

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 LeBron James .736

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 LeBron James 8,076

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 LeBron James 2,563

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 LeBron James 2,043

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 LeBron James 474

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 LeBron James 273

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 LeBron James 284

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) LeBron James 10.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) LeBron James 2.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) LeBron James 1.8 (2010)