Scott Brooks vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Scott Brooks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Scott Brooks played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than Tim Hardaway Jr., who played 11. Scott Brooks had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Tim Hardaway Jr. had his rookie season in 2013-14. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Scott Brooks	10	6	1988-89 to 1997-98
Tim Hardaway Jr.	11	5	2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1988-89	2013-14
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	82	16.7	5.2	0.2	0.9	1.1	3.7	0.8	0.0	0.8	1.4	1.9	4.5	.420	0.7	1.9	.359	0.7	0.8	.884
Tim Hardaway Jr.	81	23.1	10.2	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.6	1.8	3.6	8.5	.428	1.6	4.4	.363	1.3	1.6	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	3	7.0	1.7	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	2.0	.167	0.3	0.7	.500	0.7	0.7	1.000
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1989-90	2014-15
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	72	13.5	4.4	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.9	0.7	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.7	3.8	.431	0.4	1.1	.392	0.7	0.8	.877
Tim Hardaway Jr.	70	24.0	11.5	0.2	2.1	2.2	1.8	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.7	4.0	10.2	.389	1.7	5.1	.342	1.8	2.2	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	9	11.0	2.3	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.4	0.7	2.1	.316	0.3	0.8	.429	0.7	1.0	.667
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1990-91	2015-16
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	80	12.3	5.3	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.6	0.7	0.1	0.6	1.5	2.0	4.6	.430	0.6	1.7	.333	0.8	0.9	.847
Tim Hardaway Jr.	51	16.9	6.4	0.1	1.5	1.7	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.5	0.9	2.2	5.2	.430	0.9	2.8	.336	1.0	1.1	.893

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	9	9.7	2.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.8	2.9	.269	0.2	1.6	.143	0.4	0.7	.667


Season 4
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1991-92	2016-17
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	82	13.2	5.1	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.6	1.0	2.0	4.6	.447	0.4	1.1	.356	0.6	0.8	.810
Tim Hardaway Jr.	79	27.3	14.5	0.4	2.4	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.2	1.3	1.3	5.3	11.5	.455	1.9	5.3	.357	2.1	2.7	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	6	33.3	12.8	0.5	2.2	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.0	1.7	2.2	4.5	13.7	.329	1.8	7.0	.262	2.0	3.2	.632


Season 5
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1992-93	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	82	18.5	6.3	0.3	0.9	1.2	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.9	1.7	2.2	4.7	.475	0.5	1.2	.414	1.4	1.6	.830
Tim Hardaway Jr.	57	33.1	17.5	0.6	3.4	3.9	2.7	1.1	0.2	1.6	2.2	6.3	15.0	.421	2.3	7.2	.317	2.6	3.1	.816

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	12	16.4	3.9	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.6	0.8	0.0	1.1	1.8	1.3	3.5	.381	0.4	1.1	.385	0.8	1.1	.769
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1993-94	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	73	16.8	5.2	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.8	1.3	1.9	4.0	.491	0.3	0.8	.377	1.0	1.2	.871
Tim Hardaway Jr.	65	31.6	18.1	0.5	2.9	3.4	2.4	0.8	0.1	1.6	2.2	6.0	15.3	.393	2.5	7.3	.340	3.6	4.2	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	5	4.6	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	1.2	.833	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.2	.000
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1994-95	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	59	13.7	5.8	0.2	0.9	1.1	2.0	0.6	0.1	0.8	0.9	2.1	4.7	.458	0.4	1.2	.362	1.1	1.3	.810
Tim Hardaway Jr.	71	29.5	15.8	0.4	2.9	3.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.8	5.4	12.5	.434	2.9	7.2	.398	2.1	2.6	.819

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	6	34.0	17.8	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.5	2.7	6.7	15.8	.421	3.2	9.0	.352	1.3	1.8	.727


Season 8
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1995-96	2020-21
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	69	10.4	5.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.8	1.9	4.2	.457	0.4	0.9	.403	0.9	1.0	.855
Tim Hardaway Jr.	70	28.4	16.6	0.3	3.0	3.3	1.8	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.6	5.8	13.0	.447	3.0	7.6	.391	2.0	2.5	.816

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	7	37.4	17.0	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.4	0.4	0.0	0.9	2.4	6.0	14.4	.416	3.3	8.1	.404	1.7	2.3	.750


Season 9
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1996-97	2021-22
Team	New York Knicks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	38	6.6	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.5	1.0	.487	0.1	0.3	.417	0.4	0.4	.933
Tim Hardaway Jr.	42	29.6	14.2	0.3	3.4	3.7	2.2	0.9	0.1	0.8	1.8	5.0	12.6	.394	2.4	7.2	.336	1.9	2.5	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	4	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	1997-98	2022-23
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	43	7.3	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.7	1.5	.424	0.1	0.3	.455	0.4	0.5	.900
Tim Hardaway Jr.	71	30.3	14.4	0.3	3.2	3.5	1.8	0.7	0.2	0.8	1.7	4.8	11.9	.401	3.0	7.7	.385	1.8	2.3	.770

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	1	8.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Scott Brooks	Tim Hardaway Jr.
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Mavericks TBD

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	79	26.8	14.4	0.3	2.9	3.2	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.3	5.0	12.4	.402	2.7	7.6	.353	1.8	2.1	.852

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hardaway Jr.	9	13.9	5.1	0.2	1.9	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.9	4.7	.405	0.9	2.7	.333	0.4	0.7	.667

Scott Brooks vs. Tim Hardaway Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tim Hardaway Jr. and Scott Brooks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11