Penny Hardaway vs. Jim Palmer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Palmer 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.

Jim Palmer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Jim Palmer 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Jim Palmer 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Jim Palmer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Jim Palmer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Jim Palmer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Jim Palmer 8.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Jim Palmer 5.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Jim Palmer 0.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Jim Palmer 1,595

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Jim Palmer 1,040

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Jim Palmer 165

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Jim Palmer 196

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Jim Palmer .413

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Jim Palmer .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Jim Palmer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Jim Palmer -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Jim Palmer -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Jim Palmer -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Jim Palmer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Jim Palmer -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Jim Palmer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Jim Palmer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Jim Palmer -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Jim Palmer -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Jim Palmer -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Jim Palmer - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.