Penny Hardaway vs. Josh Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Josh Howard 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.

Josh Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Josh Howard 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Josh Howard 10

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Josh Howard 7

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Josh Howard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Josh Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Josh Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Josh Howard 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Josh Howard 5.7

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Josh Howard 1.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Josh Howard 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Josh Howard 7,270

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Josh Howard 2,886

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Josh Howard 817

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Josh Howard 530

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Josh Howard 276

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Josh Howard 507

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Josh Howard .448

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Josh Howard .332

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Josh Howard .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Josh Howard 19.9 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Josh Howard 7.0 (2008)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Josh Howard 2.2 (2008)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Josh Howard 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Josh Howard 0.8 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Josh Howard 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Josh Howard 6.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Josh Howard 1.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Josh Howard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Josh Howard 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Josh Howard 976

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Josh Howard 458

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Josh Howard 101

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Josh Howard 66

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Josh Howard 39

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Josh Howard 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Josh Howard .440

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Josh Howard .311

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Josh Howard .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Josh Howard 21.3 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Josh Howard 9.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Josh Howard 2.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Josh Howard 2.2 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Josh Howard 1.2 (2004)