Penny Hardaway vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan 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.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.