Penny Hardaway vs. Joel Przybilla Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Przybilla and Penny Hardaway, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Penny Hardaway played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Joel Przybilla, who played 13. Penny Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Joel Przybilla had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Penny Hardaway 14 8 1993-94 to 2007-08
Joel Przybilla 13 3 2000-01 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1993-942000-01
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 33 8.2 0.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 0.4 1.1 .343 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .273
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1994-952001-02
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 71 15.9 2.7 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.6 2.8 1.1 2.0 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.3 .422
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1995-962002-03
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 32 17.1 1.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.6 2.7 0.6 1.4 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 4 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1996-972003-04
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 17 20.4 2.9 1.9 4.6 6.5 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.1 3.1 1.1 2.9 .360 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .419
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1997-982004-05
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 76 24.4 6.4 2.3 5.4 7.7 1.0 0.3 2.1 1.3 3.1 2.6 4.4 .598 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .517
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1998-992005-06
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 56 24.9 6.1 2.6 4.4 7.0 0.8 0.4 2.3 1.4 2.7 2.3 4.3 .548 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .532
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 1999-002006-07
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 43 16.3 2.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.9 2.9 0.9 1.8 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .370
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2000-012007-08
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 77 23.6 4.8 2.5 5.9 8.4 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.2 3.0 1.9 3.2 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2001-022008-09
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 82 23.8 5.5 2.5 6.3 8.7 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.0 2.6 2.0 3.3 .625 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla 6 27.0 3.8 3.2 4.2 7.3 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.5 3.5 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 10

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2002-032009-10
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 30 22.7 4.1 2.4 5.5 7.9 0.3 0.3 1.4 1.3 3.2 1.5 2.9 .523 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .647
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2003-042010-11
Team Phoenix Suns, New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 36 14.4 1.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.2 0.7 1.2 .568 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .519
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2004-052011-12
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 27 16.6 2.0 1.1 4.0 5.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 2.4 0.8 1.8 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2005-062012-13
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla 12 5.7 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------

Note: Penny Hardaway didn't play in 2006-07.

Season 14

Penny Hardaway Joel Przybilla
Season 2007-08-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Penny Hardaway ------- --- ----------
Joel Przybilla ------- --- ----------