Penny Hardaway vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Justus Thigpen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Justus Thigpen - *

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.