Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Maurice Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Lucas and Tim Hardaway Jr., 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.

Tim Hardaway Jr. played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Maurice Lucas, who played 12. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Maurice Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Tim Hardaway Jr.	11	5	2013-14 to 2023-24
Maurice Lucas	12	9	1976-77 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2013-14	1976-77
Team	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	79	36.2	20.2	3.4	7.9	11.4	2.9	1.1	0.7	-	3.7	8.0	17.2	.466	-	-	-	4.2	5.5	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	19	38.5	21.2	2.3	7.6	9.9	4.2	1.5	1.2	-	4.2	8.6	16.6	.519	-	-	-	3.9	5.3	.743


Season 2
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2014-15	1977-78
Team	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West 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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	68	31.2	16.4	2.7	6.4	9.1	2.5	0.9	0.8	2.8	3.3	6.7	14.5	.458	-	-	-	3.0	4.0	.767

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	6	38.8	17.2	3.2	9.3	12.5	2.5	0.7	0.3	3.2	4.7	7.7	18.0	.426	-	-	-	1.8	3.2	.579


Season 3
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2015-16	1978-79
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers 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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	69	35.7	20.4	2.8	7.6	10.4	3.1	1.0	1.2	3.4	3.7	8.2	17.5	.470	-	-	-	3.9	5.0	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	3	34.7	11.0	0.7	10.0	10.7	6.0	1.0	0.3	3.7	4.0	4.7	13.7	.341	-	-	-	1.7	2.3	.714


Season 4
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2016-17	1979-80
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks 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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	63	29.9	14.7	2.3	6.3	8.5	3.3	0.7	1.0	3.5	3.5	5.9	12.9	.456	0.0	0.1	.222	2.8	3.8	.749

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2017-18	1980-81
Team	New York Knicks	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	68	31.8	14.7	2.3	6.2	8.5	2.5	0.8	0.9	2.6	3.8	5.9	12.3	.484	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.7	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2018-19	1981-82
Team	New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	80	33.4	15.8	3.4	7.9	11.3	2.2	0.9	0.9	2.2	3.9	6.3	12.5	.504	0.0	0.0	.000	3.2	4.4	.725

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2019-20	1982-83
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns 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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	77	33.6	16.5	2.6	7.8	10.4	2.8	0.7	0.6	2.9	3.6	6.4	13.6	.474	0.0	0.0	.333	3.6	4.6	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	2	28.5	13.0	2.5	3.5	6.0	4.0	1.5	0.0	2.0	2.5	6.0	10.5	.571	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	.500


Season 8
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2020-21	1983-84
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	75	30.8	15.9	2.8	6.9	9.7	2.7	0.7	0.5	2.4	3.1	6.0	12.1	.497	0.0	0.1	.000	3.9	5.1	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	17	33.5	17.4	2.5	7.5	9.9	3.6	0.7	0.5	1.7	3.9	6.8	13.4	.511	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	4.6	.808


Season 9
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2021-22	1984-85
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns 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		%
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
Maurice Lucas	63	26.5	13.4	2.2	6.7	8.8	2.3	0.6	0.3	2.4	2.9	5.5	11.5	.476	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.2	.750

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	3	28.0	19.7	4.0	7.0	11.0	3.3	0.7	0.7	2.7	4.0	7.3	15.7	.468	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	6.3	.789


Season 10
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2022-23	1985-86
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	77	22.7	10.2	2.1	5.2	7.4	1.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	3.3	3.9	8.5	.462	0.0	0.0	.500	2.3	3.0	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	14	22.8	9.4	2.1	4.4	6.5	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.9	3.8	4.2	8.0	.527	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.737


Season 11
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	2023-24	1986-87
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks TBD	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Maurice Lucas	63	17.8	7.9	1.4	3.5	4.9	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.2	2.7	2.8	6.2	.451	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.0	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	7	15.6	6.3	0.1	1.9	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.9	2.3	5.7	.400	1.1	3.3	.348	0.6	0.9	.667
Maurice Lucas	14	18.9	7.0	1.4	3.3	4.6	1.4	0.9	0.4	1.3	3.1	2.5	6.4	.389	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.7	.737


Season 12
	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Maurice Lucas
Season	-	1987-88
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Trail Blazers 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		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	73	16.3	6.1	1.4	2.9	4.3	1.3	0.5	0.1	1.0	2.6	2.3	5.1	.450	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.0	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tim Hardaway Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Lucas	4	15.8	2.5	2.3	4.0	6.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.3	3.0	1.0	3.3	.308	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	.500

Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Maurice Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Lucas and Tim Hardaway Jr., 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

Season 12