Penny Hardaway vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)