Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaylon Tyson vs Tim Hardaway Jr.

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Tyson · Hardaway Jr.

Tyson

Cavaliers

2025-26

Hardaway Jr.

Heat

Games

availability

26.9

Minutes

per game

26.6

13.2

Points

per game

13.5

5.1

Rebounds

per game

2.6

2.2

Assists

per game

1.4

1.2

Steals + blocks

per game

0.6

1.5

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

0.5

49.3%

Field goal %

44.7%

44.6%

Three-point %

4.5 vs 6.9 attempts

40.7%

73.8%

Free throw %

81.1%

60.8%

True shooting

TS%

62.4%

18.9%

Usage

USG%

17.7%

11.5%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

7.0%

9.1%

Rebound %

of available

4.7%

+3.6

Net rating

on court

+4.5

9.2%

PIE

player impact estimate

8.5%

+1.7

Plus-minus

per game

+2.5

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (13.5 vs 13.2), on Tyson's heavier usage (18.9% vs 17.7%).

Hardaway Jr. is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 62.4% to 60.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Tyson (2.2 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Tyson (5.1 vs 2.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hardaway Jr. played 14 more games (80 vs 66 of 82).

With Hardaway Jr. on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.5 per 100 possessions, against +3.6 for Tyson; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Tyson $3.7M through 2027-28, Hardaway Jr. $6.5M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Tyson

2025-26

Hardaway Jr.

41-25

Record when playing

52-28

13.5

Points at home

13.1

12.9

Points on the road

13.9

13.5

Points in wins

13.9

12.7

Points in losses

12.8

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Tyson · last 5

Tue, Oct 13 at ORL12 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL13 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS14 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Mon, May 25 vs NYK2 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Sat, May 23 vs NYK3 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast

Hardaway Jr. · last 5

Fri, Oct 16 at ORL7 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast

Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN14 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast

Sat, Oct 3 at TOR14 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Apr 30 at MIN13 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Tyson · contract

2026-27$3.7M

2027-28$5.6M

Hardaway Jr. · contract

2026-27$6.5M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).