Penny Hardaway vs. Gordon Hayward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gordon Hayward 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.

Gordon Hayward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Gordon Hayward 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Gordon Hayward 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Gordon Hayward 5

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Gordon Hayward 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Gordon Hayward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Gordon Hayward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Gordon Hayward 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Gordon Hayward 4.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Gordon Hayward 3.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Gordon Hayward 1.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Gordon Hayward 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Gordon Hayward 12,687

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Gordon Hayward 3,698

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Gordon Hayward 2,940

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Gordon Hayward 808

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Gordon Hayward 321

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Gordon Hayward 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Gordon Hayward .455

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Gordon Hayward .370

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Gordon Hayward .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Gordon Hayward 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Gordon Hayward 4.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Gordon Hayward 2.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Gordon Hayward 0.9

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Gordon Hayward 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Gordon Hayward 434

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Gordon Hayward 138

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Gordon Hayward 86

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Gordon Hayward 27

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Gordon Hayward 9

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Gordon Hayward 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Gordon Hayward .404

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Gordon Hayward .352

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Gordon Hayward .950

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Gordon Hayward 0.5 (2024)