Dave Cowens vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Dave Cowens 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

Dave Cowens

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Cowens 2 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Dave Cowens 11 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Dave Cowens 7 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Dave Cowens 8 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dave Cowens 1 Penny Hardaway 0

All-NBA First Team Dave Cowens 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Penny Hardaway 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Cowens 1 Penny Hardaway 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Cowens 3 Penny Hardaway 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Cowens 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 17.6 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 13.6 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.8 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.1 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 13,516 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 10,444 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Dave Cowens 2,910 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Dave Cowens 599 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 488 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Dave Cowens 766 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .460 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .071 * Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .783 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 18.9 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 14.4 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 3.7 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.2 * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 0.9 * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Cowens 1,684 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Dave Cowens 1,285 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Dave Cowens 333 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Dave Cowens 78 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Dave Cowens 56 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Dave Cowens 89 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Cowens .451 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Dave Cowens .000 * Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Dave Cowens .744 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) * 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.