Kobe Bryant vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Penny Hardaway 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Penny Hardaway 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Penny Hardaway 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Penny Hardaway 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Penny Hardaway 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)