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Penny HardawayOrlando Magic · #1
Penny Hardaway is a retired guard best known with the Orlando Magic. A 6-7 point guard with superstar flash. Career averages: 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
Balladex Impact · 63
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◆ Rated
Orlando Magic · #1 · Guard
Penny Hardaway
Season avg3.8 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.2 ast · .367 fg
Career avg15.2 pts · 4.5 reb · 5.0 ast · .451 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXPenny Hardaway · Orlando MagicIMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXPenny Hardaway · Orlando Magic
Scouting report
Penny Hardaway — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
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Hall of Famer · guard · Impact 63
Penny Hardaway is a retired guard best known with the Orlando Magic. A 6-7 point guard with superstar flash. Career averages: 15.2 points, 4.5 rebound
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OffenseF
DefenseC
Feel / IQC
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II
Where Penny Hardaway stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
63Impact index
235Star score
Career scoring average15.2 ppg
Seasons in the index14
Accolades on file2
4× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Stat explorer
Penny Hardaway — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
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Scoring
3.8 PPG
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Playmaking
2.2 APG
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Rebounding
2.2 RPG
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Shooting
.421 3P%
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The engine
How the model sees Penny Hardaway
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Projected 2008-09 67% confidence
3.2
pts
1.3–5.1
2.0
reb
1.1–2.9
2.3
ast
1.5–3.1
19.3
min
proj
30
gp
health
.379
fg%
~base
.294
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 3.8 → projected 3.2 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.2
Development (his trend)
-0.5
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season-0.6 PPG
Everything it reads
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14 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 37 / 4 / 16 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified
Penny Hardaway career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | 82 | 36.8 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 | .466 | .267 |
| 1994-95 | 77 | 37.7 | 20.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | .512 | .349 |
| 1995-96 | 82 | 36.8 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 7.1 | .513 | .314 |
| 1996-97 | 59 | 37.6 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .447 | .318 |
| 1997-98 | 19 | 32.9 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | .377 | .300 |
| 1998-99 | 50 | 38.9 | 15.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | .420 | .286 |
| 1999-00 | 60 | 37.6 | 16.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | .474 | .324 |
| 2000-01 | 4 | 28.0 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | .417 | .250 |
| 2001-02 | 80 | 30.8 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | .418 | .277 |
| 2002-03 | 58 | 30.6 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | .447 | .356 |
| 2003-04 (PHO/NYK) | 76 | 27.6 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | .411 | .380 |
| 2004-05 | 37 | 24.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .423 | .300 |
| 2005-06 | 4 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .286 | .000 |
| 2007-08 | 16 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | .367 | .421 |
| Career | 704 | 33.7 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context
Are the Orlando Magic built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
44–38proj record
#9conf seed
+1net rtg
114.4off rtg
113.4def rtg
62%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac.
How his role moves
Projected 44–38, 9th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
4× NBA All-Star · HOF Hall of Fame
Act IV
The Ballad of Penny Hardaway
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Orlando Magic
Turning pro
Drafted 1993 as a Guard.
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Penny Hardaway is a retired Hall of Famer. A 6-7 point guard with superstar flash.
Chapter
He averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists over his career.
Where things stand
A Hall of Famer and Orlando Magic name.
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Hardaway's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
Off the court
Measurables
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Draft
- 1993
- Jersey
- #1
Legacy
A 6-7 point guard with superstar flash.
The person
A retired Hall of Famer and Orlando Magic name.
Hall of Fame
Orlando Magic
Standout
FAQ
Penny Hardaway — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Penny Hardaway, answered.
What were Penny Hardaway's career averages?
Penny Hardaway averaged 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
Is Penny Hardaway retired?
Yes — Penny Hardaway is a retired guard and a Hall of Famer.
Penny Hardaway career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
