Tim Hardaway vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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.

Mel Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 Mel Hutchins 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 Mel Hutchins 0

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway 0 Mel Hutchins 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 Mel Hutchins 3.0

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 Mel Hutchins 1,298

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 Mel Hutchins .389

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 Mel Hutchins 2.6

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 Mel Hutchins 70

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 Mel Hutchins .355

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) Mel Hutchins - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.