Jimmy Butler vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Penny Hardaway 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Penny Hardaway 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)