Rick Barry vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Penny Hardaway 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Penny Hardaway 3

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Penny Hardaway 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Penny Hardaway 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Penny Hardaway 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.