Zelmo Beaty vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Zelmo Beaty 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.