Penny Hardaway vs. John Lucas III Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Lucas III 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.

John Lucas III

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 John Lucas III 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 John Lucas III 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 John Lucas III 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 John Lucas III 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 John Lucas III 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 John Lucas III 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 John Lucas III 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 John Lucas III 1.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 John Lucas III 1.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 John Lucas III 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 John Lucas III 1,147

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 John Lucas III 237

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 John Lucas III 362

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 John Lucas III 88

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 John Lucas III 2

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 John Lucas III 242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 John Lucas III .383

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 John Lucas III .344

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 John Lucas III .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) John Lucas III 7.5 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) John Lucas III 1.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) John Lucas III 2.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) John Lucas III 0.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) John Lucas III 0.0 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 John Lucas III 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 John Lucas III 1.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 John Lucas III 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 John Lucas III 0.1

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 John Lucas III 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 John Lucas III 43

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 John Lucas III 7

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 John Lucas III 9

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 John Lucas III 1

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 John Lucas III 0

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 John Lucas III 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 John Lucas III .439

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 John Lucas III .357

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 John Lucas III 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) John Lucas III 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) John Lucas III 1.4 (2012)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) John Lucas III 1.8 (2012)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) John Lucas III 0.5 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) John Lucas III 0.0 (2012)