Penny Hardaway vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.