Cleveland Buckner vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

Notes: ** 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.