Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Slick Watts Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Slick Watts 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, 5 more than Slick Watts, who played 6. Tim Hardaway Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Slick Watts had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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
Slick Watts 6 3 1973-74 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2013-141973-74
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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. 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
Slick Watts 62 23.0 8.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 5.7 1.9 0.2 - 3.3 3.2 8.2 .388 - - - 1.6 2.5 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2014-151974-75
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics 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
Slick Watts 82 25.1 6.8 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.1 2.3 0.1 - 3.1 2.8 6.7 .421 - - - 1.1 1.9 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts 9 31.3 11.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 7.1 3.0 0.4 - 3.3 4.8 10.3 .462 - - - 1.6 2.9 .538

Season 3
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2015-161975-76
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics 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. 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
Slick Watts 82 33.9 13.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.1 3.2 0.2 - 3.3 5.3 12.4 .427 - - - 2.4 4.2 .578
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
Slick Watts 6 32.8 11.8 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.2 2.0 0.3 - 4.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 1.8 3.8 .478

Season 4
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2016-171976-77
Team Atlanta HawksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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
Slick Watts 79 33.3 13.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 - 3.2 5.4 12.8 .422 - - - 2.2 3.7 .587
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2017-181977-78
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics, New Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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
Slick Watts 71 22.3 7.5 0.8 1.7 2.5 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.6 3.1 7.9 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2018-191978-79
Team New York Knicks, Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Slick Watts 61 17.1 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.5 3.7 .405 - - - 0.7 1.1 .612
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts 2 21.5 7.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 3.0 7.5 .400 - - - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 7
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2019-20-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2020-21-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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. 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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
Season 2022-23-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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. 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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. ------- --- ----------
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Tim Hardaway Jr. Slick Watts
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 %
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
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tim Hardaway Jr. 10 13.0 4.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.3 .395 0.8 2.5 .320 0.4 0.8 .500
Slick Watts ------- --- ----------
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