Penny Hardaway vs. Georges Niang Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Georges Niang and Penny Hardaway, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Penny Hardaway played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Georges Niang, who played 8. Penny Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Georges Niang had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Penny Hardaway |
14 |
8 |
1993-94 to 2007-08 |
Georges Niang |
8 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
82 |
36.8 |
16.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
13.3 |
.466 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.267 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.742 |
Georges Niang |
23 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.083 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
3 |
44.3 |
18.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
16.7 |
.440 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.455 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.700 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
77 |
37.7 |
20.9 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
14.8 |
.512 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.349 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.769 |
Georges Niang |
9 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.500 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
21 |
40.4 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
14.5 |
.472 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.404 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
82 |
36.8 |
21.7 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
14.8 |
.513 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.314 |
5.4 |
7.1 |
.767 |
Georges Niang |
59 |
8.7 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
.475 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.410 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
12 |
39.4 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
8.4 |
18.1 |
.465 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.364 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
.744 |
Georges Niang |
5 |
11.0 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.409 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.308 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
59 |
37.6 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
15.9 |
.447 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.318 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
.820 |
Georges Niang |
66 |
14.0 |
5.9 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.438 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.400 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
5 |
44.4 |
31.0 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
10.4 |
22.2 |
.468 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
.367 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
.741 |
Georges Niang |
7 |
16.3 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.500 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.414 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
19 |
32.9 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
14.4 |
.377 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.300 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
.763 |
Georges Niang |
72 |
16.0 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
.437 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.425 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.957 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
11 |
11.7 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
.282 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.300 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
50 |
38.9 |
15.8 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
14.3 |
.420 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.286 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.706 |
Georges Niang |
76 |
22.8 |
9.2 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.437 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.403 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.881 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
41.8 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
14.3 |
.351 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.769 |
Georges Niang |
12 |
16.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.372 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
60 |
37.6 |
16.9 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
.474 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.324 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
Georges Niang |
78 |
19.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.442 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
.401 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
9 |
42.8 |
20.3 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
16.1 |
.462 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.263 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.710 |
Georges Niang |
11 |
14.3 |
4.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
.500 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
28.0 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
.417 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
Georges Niang |
82 |
22.3 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.449 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.376 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
6 |
14.7 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
.207 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
.133 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
80 |
30.8 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.418 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.277 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.810 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
58 |
30.6 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
.447 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.356 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.794 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
6 |
40.7 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
11.7 |
.386 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.360 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.722 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
76 |
27.6 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.411 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.380 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.804 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
42.0 |
16.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
15.8 |
.365 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.833 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
37 |
24.2 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.423 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.300 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.739 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
18.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Penny Hardaway didn't play in 2006-07.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
16 |
20.3 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.367 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.889 |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Georges Niang |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |