Penny Hardaway vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 JaVale McGee 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 JaVale McGee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)