Penny Hardaway vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.