Penny Hardaway vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus Young 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Thaddeus Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)