Rudy Gay vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)