Jalen Green vs. Penny Hardaway Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Penny Hardaway and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 10 less than Penny Hardaway, who played 14. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Penny Hardaway had his rookie season in 1993-94. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Jalen Green |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Penny Hardaway |
14 |
8 |
1993-94 to 2007-08 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
67 |
31.9 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.2 |
.426 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.343 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.797 |
| difference: | +15 | +4.9 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +1.6 | +0.3 | -1.6 | -1.0 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.040 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +.076 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.055 |
| Penny Hardaway |
82 |
36.8 |
16.0 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
13.3 |
.466 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.267 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.742 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penny Hardaway |
3 |
44.3 |
18.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
16.7 |
.440 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.455 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.700 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
76 |
34.2 |
22.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
17.9 |
.416 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.338 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.786 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.5 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +0.2 | +3.1 | +.096 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +.011 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.017 |
| Penny Hardaway |
77 |
37.7 |
20.9 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
14.8 |
.512 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.349 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
.769 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penny Hardaway |
21 |
40.4 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
14.5 |
.472 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.404 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.757 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
82 |
31.7 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.423 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
.332 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.804 |
| difference: | | +5.1 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +3.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.090 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +.018 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +.037 |
| Penny Hardaway |
82 |
36.8 |
21.7 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
14.8 |
.513 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.314 |
5.4 |
7.1 |
.767 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Penny Hardaway |
12 |
39.4 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.7 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
8.4 |
18.1 |
.465 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.364 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
.744 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
82 |
32.9 |
21.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
.423 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
.354 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.813 |
| difference: | +23 | +4.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | | -0.6 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +.024 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +.036 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.007 |
| Penny Hardaway |
59 |
37.6 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
7.1 |
15.9 |
.447 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.318 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
.820 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Green |
7 |
31.3 |
13.3 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
2.9 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
12.3 |
.372 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
.295 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
.667 |
| difference: | +2 | +13.1 | +17.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +1.1 | -0.4 | -1.9 | +5.8 | +9.9 | +.096 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.072 | +5.7 | +7.4 | +.074 |
| Penny Hardaway |
5 |
44.4 |
31.0 |
1.4 |
4.6 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
10.4 |
22.2 |
.468 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
.367 |
8.0 |
10.8 |
.741 |
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Additional Years |
* Penny Hardaway played 10 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1998 to 2008—Penny Hardaway played in 4 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Jalen Green, Penny Hardaway got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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