Penny Hardaway vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Gene James 95

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Gene James 2

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.