George Dempsey vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and George Dempsey 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

George Dempsey

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Dempsey: 1954-55 to 1958-59
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Dempsey 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons George Dempsey 5 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played George Dempsey 4 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games George Dempsey 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Dempsey 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Dempsey 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 5.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 2.3 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 1,574 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 1,125 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists George Dempsey 711 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games George Dempsey 315 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .407 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .661 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 7.3 (1955) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 4.9 (1955) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 3.6 (1955) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Dempsey 4.2 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 2.6 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 1.4 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Dempsey 105 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds George Dempsey 64 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists George Dempsey 35 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games George Dempsey 25 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Dempsey .437 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage George Dempsey .592 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Dempsey 12.5 (1957) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game George Dempsey 7.5 (1957) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Dempsey 6.0 (1957) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game George Dempsey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.