Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Penny Hardaway and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Penny Hardaway and Kenny Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 5-5, but Kenny Smith won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Penny Hardaway
vs.
Kenny Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Penny Hardaway:
1993-94 to 2007-08
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
10 Games played
6 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Penny Hardaway
5
5
0
Kenny Smith
5
1
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 26.0 5.3 7.6 2.60.6
Kenny Smith 7.8 1.6 3.20.40.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 32 9 14 72
Kenny Smith 23 3 9 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 10

games		 10

games		 7

games		 8

games		5

games
Kenny Smith 0

games 		0

games		 3

games		 0

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1994
1. Magic 115   Penny Hardaway 28 2 6 4 0 5 2 45 11-20 .550 1-6 .167 5-5 1.000
Rockets 100   Kenny Smith 12 1 8 1 0 2 1 38 5-10 .500 0-3 .000 2-3 .667
Mar. 01, 1994
2. Magic 85   Penny Hardaway 21 7 4 1 0 7 4 40 9-20 .450 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 97   Kenny Smith 10 3 5 0 0 1 1 25 4-9 .444 2-3 .667 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1994
3. Magic 117   Penny Hardaway 29 9 6 7 1 4 3 41 11-23 .478 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Rockets 94   Kenny Smith 12 1 0 1 0 3 0 30 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
Mar. 02, 1995
4. Magic 107   Penny Hardaway 30 7 5 4 0 4 2 43 10-19 .526 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 17 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 -
1995 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1995
5. Magic 118   Penny Hardaway 26 4 5 2 1 3 3 45 11-25 .440 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
OT Rockets 120   Kenny Smith 23 3 9 0 0 1 3 42 8-13 .615 7-11 .636 0-0 -
Jun. 09, 1995
6. Magic 106   Penny Hardaway 32 5 8 0 0 5 3 44 12-21 .571 4-6 .667 4-5 .800
Rockets 117   Kenny Smith 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 19 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 11, 1995
7. Magic 103   Penny Hardaway 19 4 14 1 2 3 4 41 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 10-11 .909
Rockets 106   Kenny Smith 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 22 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 1995
8. Magic 101   Penny Hardaway 25 6 5 1 0 4 5 42 8-14 .571 5-8 .625 4-4 1.000
Rockets 113   Kenny Smith 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 22 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 1995
9. Magic 92   Penny Hardaway 22 7 10 2 1 2 1 39 8-22 .364 2-7 .286 4-6 .667
Rockets 90   Kenny Smith 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 20 2-6 .333 2-5 .400 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1996
10. Magic 97   Penny Hardaway 28 2 13 4 1 1 3 41 10-17 .588 3-5 .600 5-6 .833
Rockets 96   Kenny Smith 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 15 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
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