Paul George vs. Penny Hardaway Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Penny Hardaway and Paul George, 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.
Paul George and Penny Hardaway both played 14 years in the NBA. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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 achivements, 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 |
Paul George |
14 |
11 |
2010-11 to 2023-24 |
Penny Hardaway |
14 |
8 |
1993-94 to 2007-08 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
61 |
20.7 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
.453 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.297 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.762 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
5 |
26.6 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
6.6 |
.303 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
.231 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
66 |
29.7 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
9.7 |
.440 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.385 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.802 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
11 |
33.7 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
.389 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.268 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.786 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
79 |
37.6 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
14.9 |
.419 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
.362 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.807 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
41.1 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
14.6 |
.430 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.327 |
4.9 |
6.7 |
.727 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
80 |
36.2 |
21.7 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
17.0 |
.424 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.364 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.864 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
41.1 |
22.6 |
0.7 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
16.6 |
.438 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.403 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
.789 |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
15.2 |
8.8 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
.367 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.409 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
Penny Hardaway |
19 |
32.9 |
16.4 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
14.4 |
.377 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.300 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
81 |
34.8 |
23.1 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
17.9 |
.418 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
.371 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
.860 |
Penny Hardaway |
50 |
38.9 |
15.8 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
6.0 |
14.3 |
.420 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.286 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.706 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
7 |
39.3 |
27.3 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
17.6 |
.455 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.419 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
.953 |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
41.8 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
14.3 |
.351 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.462 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
75 |
35.9 |
23.7 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
18.0 |
.461 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.393 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
.898 |
Penny Hardaway |
60 |
37.6 |
16.9 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
.474 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.324 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
4 |
43.0 |
28.0 |
1.3 |
7.5 |
8.8 |
7.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
8.5 |
22.0 |
.386 |
4.5 |
10.5 |
.429 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
.867 |
Penny Hardaway |
9 |
42.8 |
20.3 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
16.1 |
.462 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.263 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.710 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
79 |
36.6 |
21.9 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
17.0 |
.430 |
3.1 |
7.7 |
.401 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.822 |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
28.0 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
.417 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
41.8 |
24.7 |
0.7 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.408 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
.365 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
.861 |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
77 |
36.9 |
28.0 |
1.4 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
9.2 |
21.0 |
.438 |
3.8 |
9.8 |
.386 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
.839 |
Penny Hardaway |
80 |
30.8 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.418 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.277 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.810 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
5 |
40.8 |
28.6 |
1.2 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
8.8 |
20.2 |
.436 |
3.0 |
9.4 |
.319 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
.816 |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
48 |
29.6 |
21.5 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
16.3 |
.439 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.412 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.876 |
Penny Hardaway |
58 |
30.6 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
9.9 |
.447 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.356 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
13 |
36.8 |
20.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
17.0 |
.398 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
.333 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
.909 |
Penny Hardaway |
6 |
40.7 |
12.7 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
11.7 |
.386 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.360 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
.722 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
54 |
33.7 |
23.3 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
8.2 |
17.6 |
.467 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
.411 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.868 |
Penny Hardaway |
76 |
27.6 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
8.9 |
.411 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.380 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
19 |
40.8 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
9.6 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
8.7 |
19.7 |
.441 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
.336 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
.844 |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
42.0 |
16.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
15.8 |
.365 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.357 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
31 |
34.7 |
24.3 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
8.6 |
20.5 |
.421 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
.354 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.858 |
Penny Hardaway |
37 |
24.2 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.423 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.300 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.739 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
56 |
34.6 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
8.2 |
17.9 |
.457 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
.371 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
.871 |
Penny Hardaway |
4 |
18.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
.286 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Penny Hardaway didn't play in 2006-07.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
74 |
33.8 |
22.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.471 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.413 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
.907 |
Penny Hardaway |
16 |
20.3 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.367 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.421 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Paul George |
6 |
37.0 |
19.5 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.5 |
15.8 |
.411 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
.367 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.840 |
Penny Hardaway |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |