Penny Hardaway vs. Nick Smith Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Smith Jr. and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Nick Smith Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Nick Smith Jr.: 2023-24 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Nick Smith Jr. 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Nick Smith Jr. 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Nick Smith Jr. 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Nick Smith Jr. 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Nick Smith Jr. 1.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Nick Smith Jr. 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Nick Smith Jr. 0.2

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Nick Smith Jr. 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Nick Smith Jr. 302

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Nick Smith Jr. 72

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Nick Smith Jr. 59

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Nick Smith Jr. 10

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Nick Smith Jr. 7

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Nick Smith Jr. 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Nick Smith Jr. .391

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Nick Smith Jr. .432

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Nick Smith Jr. .867

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Nick Smith Jr. 5.9 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Nick Smith Jr. 1.4 (2024)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Nick Smith Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Nick Smith Jr. 0.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Nick Smith Jr. 0.1 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Nick Smith Jr. -

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Nick Smith Jr. -

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Nick Smith Jr. 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Nick Smith Jr. -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Nick Smith Jr. -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Nick Smith Jr. -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Nick Smith Jr. -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Nick Smith Jr. -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Nick Smith Jr. -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Nick Smith Jr. -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Nick Smith Jr. -