Penny Hardaway vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton 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 Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Al Thornton -

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Al Thornton -