John Battle vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals John Battle 273 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games John Battle 612 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists John Battle 80 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals John Battle 13 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games John Battle 55 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)