James Donaldson vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)