Penny Hardaway vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley 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.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Penny Hardaway 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) George Yardley - n/a **

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.