Penny Hardaway vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.