Penny Hardaway vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan 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.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.