Penny Hardaway vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)