Penny Hardaway vs. Al Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Jefferson and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Al Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Al Jefferson: 2004-05 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Al Jefferson 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Al Jefferson 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Al Jefferson 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Al Jefferson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Al Jefferson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Al Jefferson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Al Jefferson 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Al Jefferson 8.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Al Jefferson 1.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Al Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Al Jefferson 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Al Jefferson 14,343

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Al Jefferson 7,690

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Al Jefferson 1,347

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Al Jefferson 628

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Al Jefferson 1,093

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Al Jefferson 915

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Al Jefferson .499

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Al Jefferson .121

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Al Jefferson .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Al Jefferson 23.1 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Al Jefferson 11.1 (2008)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Al Jefferson 2.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Al Jefferson 1.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Al Jefferson 1.9 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Al Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Al Jefferson 7.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Al Jefferson 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Al Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Al Jefferson 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Al Jefferson 265

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Al Jefferson 150

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Al Jefferson 22

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Al Jefferson 14

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Al Jefferson 19

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Al Jefferson 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Al Jefferson .494

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Al Jefferson .000

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Al Jefferson .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Al Jefferson 18.7 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Al Jefferson 9.3 (2014)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Al Jefferson 2.5 (2012)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Al Jefferson 1.3 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Al Jefferson 1.7 (2014)