Penny Hardaway vs. Johnny Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Simmons 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.

Johnny Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Johnny Simmons: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Johnny Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Johnny Simmons 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Johnny Simmons 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Johnny Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Johnny Simmons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Johnny Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Johnny Simmons 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Johnny Simmons 0.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Johnny Simmons 318

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Johnny Simmons 29

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Johnny Simmons 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Johnny Simmons .280

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Johnny Simmons .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Johnny Simmons 5.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Johnny Simmons 0.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Johnny Simmons - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Johnny Simmons -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Johnny Simmons -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Johnny Simmons -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Johnny Simmons -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Johnny Simmons 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Johnny Simmons -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Johnny Simmons -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Johnny Simmons -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Johnny Simmons -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Johnny Simmons - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Johnny Simmons - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.