Penny Hardaway vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Penny Hardaway 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Nate Thurmond 5

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.