Thomas Gardner vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Gardner 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)