Penny Hardaway vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg 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.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.