Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Penny Hardaway and Avery Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Penny Hardaway and Avery Johnson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 11-11, but Penny Hardaway won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Penny Hardaway
vs.
Avery Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Penny Hardaway:
1993-94 to 2007-08
Avery Johnson:
1988-89 to 2003-04
22 Games played
18 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Penny Hardaway
11
8
3
Avery Johnson
11
10
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 17.2 5.6 6.7 2.10.8
Avery Johnson 9.7 1.6 5.40.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 35 12 15 52
Avery Johnson 21 5 14 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Penny Hardaway 17

games		 18

games		 11

games		 14

games		12

games
Avery Johnson 4

games 		3

games		 9

games		 4

games		0

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 2

games		 4

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1993
1. Magic 120   Penny Hardaway 23 8 5 0 2 2 2 39 10-17 .588 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Warriors 107   Avery Johnson 16 2 4 1 0 1 1 29 7-10 .700 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1994
2. Magic 116   Penny Hardaway 18 1 15 4 1 5 3 38 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Warriors 117   Avery Johnson 12 2 3 2 0 1 2 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
1994-95 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 03, 1995
3. Magic 111   Penny Hardaway 28 6 7 2 0 3 2 43 8-16 .500 2-6 .333 10-12 .833
Spurs 112   Avery Johnson 12 1 9 3 0 2 0 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 12, 1995
4. Magic 110   Penny Hardaway 31 3 6 1 0 3 3 44 13-22 .591 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750
Spurs 104   Avery Johnson 18 0 6 2 0 4 3 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1996
5. Magic 105   Penny Hardaway 35 4 6 1 1 2 1 38 10-15 .667 5-5 1.000 10-13 .769
Spurs 106   Avery Johnson 13 2 13 0 0 3 2 43 6-13 .462 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 04, 1996
6. Magic 122   Penny Hardaway 16 6 12 5 0 3 0 44 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
OT Spurs 109   Avery Johnson 16 5 14 2 0 3 4 48 7-15 .467 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 1997
7. Magic 94   Penny Hardaway 20 5 8 5 0 4 0 35 7-12 .583 1-5 .200 5-8 .625
Spurs 73   Avery Johnson 6 4 3 1 0 5 1 27 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 27, 1997
8. Magic 93   Penny Hardaway 19 2 6 1 0 4 2 40 7-19 .368 2-6 .333 3-4 .750
Spurs 97   Avery Johnson 2 3 9 1 0 2 1 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 1999
9. Magic 79   Penny Hardaway 22 7 7 5 2 3 2 42 8-15 .533 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Spurs 81   Avery Johnson 16 1 8 0 0 3 2 36 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1999
10. Suns 77   Penny Hardaway 11 10 4 2 1 0 3 38 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 3-6 .500
Spurs 74   Avery Johnson 2 0 6 1 0 1 5 32 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 2000
11. Suns 98   Penny Hardaway 11 3 2 1 1 1 2 32 2-10 .200 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Spurs 89   Avery Johnson 12 3 6 0 1 3 3 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2000
12. Suns 72   Penny Hardaway 17 5 4 1 0 2 0 43 7-16 .438 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Spurs 70   Avery Johnson 14 3 4 2 0 3 2 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 25, 2000
13. Suns 70   Penny Hardaway 19 2 2 1 1 2 5 45 9-21 .429 1-6 .167 0-3 .000
Spurs 85   Avery Johnson 21 3 6 0 0 1 1 38 7-12 .583 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Apr. 29, 2000
14. Suns 101   Penny Hardaway 17 12 13 4 2 4 4 47 5-14 .357 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Spurs 94   Avery Johnson 4 2 6 1 0 3 5 37 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 2000
15. Suns 89   Penny Hardaway 23 7 4 1 1 6 2 45 9-18 .500 1-4 .250 4-7 .571
Spurs 78   Avery Johnson 9 1 5 1 0 3 2 36 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 2001
16. Suns 96   Penny Hardaway 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 19 0-6 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 99   Avery Johnson 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 3-7 .429 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Dec. 15, 2001
17. Suns 98   Penny Hardaway 16 8 9 0 1 1 3 45 5-18 .278 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Nuggets 106   Avery Johnson 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 2001
18. Suns 109   Penny Hardaway 12 10 11 4 1 2 3 42 6-15 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nuggets 92   Avery Johnson 21 1 9 1 0 3 1 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mar. 05, 2002
19. Suns 77   Penny Hardaway 4 5 3 2 0 2 4 16 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mavericks 81   Avery Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2002
20. Suns 83   Penny Hardaway 5 4 3 0 0 5 3 20 2-8 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mavericks 97   Avery Johnson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 2003
21. Suns 95   Penny Hardaway 21 4 8 2 0 0 3 47 10-19 .526 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mavericks 102   Avery Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 2003
22. Suns 112   Penny Hardaway 10 10 10 3 2 1 3 41 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mavericks 89   Avery Johnson 9 0 3 1 1 0 1 22 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
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