Penny Hardaway vs. Klay Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Klay Thompson 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.

Klay Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Klay Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Klay Thompson 4

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Klay Thompson 11

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Klay Thompson 9

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Klay Thompson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Klay Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Klay Thompson 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Klay Thompson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Klay Thompson 19.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Klay Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Klay Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Klay Thompson 15,531

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Klay Thompson 2,795

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Klay Thompson 1,843

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Klay Thompson 676

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Klay Thompson 413

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Klay Thompson 793

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Klay Thompson .453

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Klay Thompson .413

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Klay Thompson .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Klay Thompson 22.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Klay Thompson 4.1 (2023)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Klay Thompson 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Klay Thompson 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Klay Thompson 0.8 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Klay Thompson 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Klay Thompson 4.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Klay Thompson 2.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Klay Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Klay Thompson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Klay Thompson 3,032

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Klay Thompson 626

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Klay Thompson 351

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Klay Thompson 150

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Klay Thompson 85

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Klay Thompson 158

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Klay Thompson .436

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Klay Thompson .405

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Klay Thompson .845

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Klay Thompson 24.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Klay Thompson 4.6 (2013)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Klay Thompson 3.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Klay Thompson 1.3 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Klay Thompson 0.9 (2015)