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Basketball · Point guard · United States

Tim Hardaway

1989–2003 · Five-time All-Star famed for the UTEP two-step crossover.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
83.9
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.9
All-Star selections
5
Career assists
7,095
Career points
15,373
All-NBA selections
5
Olympic gold medals
1

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
80
Honours
80
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
198950
199059
199168
199278
199387
199496
199589
199682
199776
199869
199962
200055
200149
200242
200335

Data sources

  • NBA.com official statistics
  • Basketball Reference
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Tim Hardaway ranks #133 in Basketball

Tim Hardaway ranks 133rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 867th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1989–2003 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 5, career assists 7095, career points 15373, all-nba selections 5.

Immediately ahead sits Nat Holman on 83.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is James Harden on 83.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Tim Hardaway GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hardaway stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 92/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Tim Hardaway — frequently asked

Is Tim Hardaway the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Tim Hardaway ranks 133rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Tim Hardaway's GOAT Score?
83.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Tim Hardaway rank all time?
867th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 133rd within Basketball.
Tim Hardaway vs Nat Holman: who ranks higher?
Tim Hardaway, on 83.9 against Nat Holman's 83.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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