Bill Garnett vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Bill Garnett 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

Bill Garnett

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)