Penny Hardaway vs. Marcus Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Thornton 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.

Marcus Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Marcus Thornton: 2009-10 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Marcus Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Marcus Thornton 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Marcus Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Marcus Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Marcus Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Marcus Thornton 2.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Marcus Thornton 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Marcus Thornton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Marcus Thornton 5,750

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Marcus Thornton 1,348

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Marcus Thornton 676

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Marcus Thornton 405

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Marcus Thornton 61

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Marcus Thornton 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Marcus Thornton .425

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Marcus Thornton .358

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Marcus Thornton .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Marcus Thornton 18.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Marcus Thornton 3.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Marcus Thornton 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Marcus Thornton 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Marcus Thornton 1.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Marcus Thornton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Marcus Thornton 59

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Marcus Thornton 19

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Marcus Thornton 2

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Marcus Thornton 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Marcus Thornton .389

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Marcus Thornton .238

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Marcus Thornton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Marcus Thornton 5.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)