Joel Embiid vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 6 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Penny Hardaway 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Penny Hardaway 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Penny Hardaway 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.0 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.8 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,271 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 576 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Joel Embiid 148 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Joel Embiid 42 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 93 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Joel Embiid 53 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .461 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .280 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .823 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 30.0 (2020) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.4 (2021) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)