Penny Hardaway vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)