Paul Arizin vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Penny Hardaway 3

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.