Penny Hardaway vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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 West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Jerry West 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.