Penny Hardaway vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Penny Hardaway 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Penny Hardaway 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.