Joe Ellis vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Joe Ellis 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

Joe Ellis

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Ellis: 1966-67 to 1973-74
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Ellis 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Joe Ellis 8 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Joe Ellis 6 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Joe Ellis 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Ellis 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Ellis 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 8.8 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 5.1 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 1.4 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 4,623 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 2,686 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Joe Ellis 716 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Joe Ellis 33 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 9 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Joe Ellis 524 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .398 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .727 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 15.8 (1970) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 7.8 (1970) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 2.0 (1971) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis 0.7 (1974) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis 0.2 (1974) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 5.3 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 3.4 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Ellis 202 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Joe Ellis 131 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Joe Ellis 23 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Joe Ellis 0 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Joe Ellis 0 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Joe Ellis 38 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Ellis .307 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Joe Ellis - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Joe Ellis .692 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Ellis 10.8 (1972) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Ellis 8.5 (1969) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Joe Ellis 0.8 (1972) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Joe Ellis - * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joe Ellis - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.