John Barber vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games John Barber 5 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds John Barber - Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists John Barber - Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games John Barber 0 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game John Barber - Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - 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.