Austin Carr vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Austin Carr that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Austin Carr

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Carr: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Carr 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Austin Carr 10 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Austin Carr 3 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Austin Carr 1 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Austin Carr 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Carr 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 15.4 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.9 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.8 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.8 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.1 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 10,473 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 1,990 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Austin Carr 1,878 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Austin Carr 433 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Austin Carr 66 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Austin Carr 682 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .449 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr .154 * Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .804 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 21.9 (1974) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.5 (1973) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.8 (1974) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.2 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.2 (1978) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Carr 11.8 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 2.3 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 0.6 * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.3 * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Carr 212 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Austin Carr 41 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Austin Carr 41 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Austin Carr 10 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Austin Carr 5 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Austin Carr 18 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Carr .426 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Austin Carr - * Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Austin Carr .691 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Carr 17.5 (1978) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Carr 4.0 (1978) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Austin Carr 3.3 (1977) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Austin Carr 1.0 (1978) * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Austin Carr 0.5 (1978) * Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.