Penny Hardaway vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Gene Vance 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Gene Vance - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.