Jim Cleamons vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Penny Hardaway 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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.