Penny Hardaway vs. Jabari Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jabari Smith Jr. 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.

Jabari Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jabari Smith Jr.: 2022-23 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Jabari Smith Jr. 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Jabari Smith Jr. 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Jabari Smith Jr. 7.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Jabari Smith Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.6

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Jabari Smith Jr. 2,054

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Jabari Smith Jr. 1,185

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Jabari Smith Jr. 222

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Jabari Smith Jr. 95

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Jabari Smith Jr. 135

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Jabari Smith Jr. 155

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Jabari Smith Jr. .430

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Jabari Smith Jr. .335

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Jabari Smith Jr. .798

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Jabari Smith Jr. 13.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Jabari Smith Jr. 8.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Jabari Smith Jr. 1.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.7 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Jabari Smith Jr. 0.9 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Jabari Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Jabari Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Jabari Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Jabari Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Jabari Smith Jr. -