Penny Hardaway vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Steve Smith 275

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Steve Smith 29

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)