Penny Hardaway vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Penny Hardaway 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Penny Hardaway 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 George Mikan 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 George Mikan 1,245

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 George Mikan 2.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 George Mikan 155

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) George 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.