Tom Gola vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Tom Gola 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

Tom Gola

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Gola: 1955-56 to 1965-66
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Gola 1 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Tom Gola 10 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Tom Gola 5 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Tom Gola 5 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Gola 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Gola 1 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.3 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 7.8 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.2 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 7,871 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 5,417 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Tom Gola 2,962 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Tom Gola 698 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .431 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .760 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 15.0 (1960) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 (1959) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.9 (1956) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Gola 11.1 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 10.0 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 4.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Gola 432 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Tom Gola 391 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Tom Gola 179 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Tom Gola 39 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Gola .336 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Tom Gola .771 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Gola 13.8 (1958) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Gola 12.3 (1961) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Tom Gola 5.8 (1956) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Tom Gola - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.