Penny Hardaway vs. Buck Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buck Williams and Penny Hardaway, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Penny Hardaway played 14 years in the NBA, 3 less than Buck Williams, who played 17. Penny Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Buck Williams had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Penny Hardaway	14	8	1993-94 to 2007-08
Buck Williams	17	14	1981-82 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1993-94	1981-82
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	82	36.8	16.0	2.3	3.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	3.6	2.5	6.2	13.3	.466	0.6	2.3	.267	3.0	4.0	.742
Buck Williams	82	34.5	15.5	4.2	8.0	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	2.9	3.5	6.3	10.7	.582	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	4.7	.624

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	3	44.3	18.7	2.7	4.0	6.7	7.0	1.7	2.0	6.7	3.3	7.3	16.7	.440	1.7	3.7	.455	2.3	3.3	.700
Buck Williams	2	39.5	17.5	5.5	5.0	10.5	1.5	0.5	1.0	2.0	3.5	7.0	13.0	.538	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	7.5	.467


Season 2
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1994-95	1982-83
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Magic Lost NBA Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	77	37.7	20.9	1.8	2.6	4.4	7.2	1.7	0.3	3.4	2.1	7.6	14.8	.512	1.1	3.2	.349	4.6	6.0	.769
Buck Williams	82	36.1	17.0	4.5	8.1	12.5	1.5	1.1	1.3	3.0	3.3	6.5	11.1	.588	0.0	0.0	.000	4.0	6.4	.620

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	21	40.4	19.6	1.4	2.3	3.8	7.7	1.9	0.7	3.5	3.3	6.9	14.5	.472	1.9	4.7	.404	4.0	5.3	.757
Buck Williams	2	42.5	19.0	4.5	7.0	11.5	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	6.0	5.5	11.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	8.0	10.0	.800


Season 3
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1995-96	1983-84
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	82	36.8	21.7	1.6	2.7	4.3	7.1	2.0	0.5	2.8	2.0	7.6	14.8	.513	1.1	3.5	.314	5.4	7.1	.767
Buck Williams	81	37.1	15.7	4.4	8.0	12.3	1.6	1.0	1.5	2.9	3.7	6.1	11.4	.535	0.0	0.0	.000	3.5	6.1	.570

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	12	39.4	23.3	1.7	3.0	4.7	6.0	1.7	0.3	2.2	2.3	8.4	18.1	.465	1.7	4.6	.364	4.8	6.5	.744
Buck Williams	11	43.0	15.5	5.2	8.9	14.1	1.5	1.4	1.5	2.6	4.0	5.7	11.8	.485	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	7.4	.556


Season 4
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1996-97	1984-85
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	59	37.6	20.5	1.4	3.1	4.5	5.6	1.6	0.6	2.5	2.1	7.1	15.9	.447	1.4	4.5	.318	4.8	5.8	.820
Buck Williams	82	38.8	18.2	3.9	8.3	12.3	2.0	0.8	1.3	2.9	3.6	7.0	13.3	.530	0.0	0.0	.250	4.1	6.6	.625

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	5	44.4	31.0	1.4	4.6	6.0	3.4	2.4	1.4	1.8	2.8	10.4	22.2	.468	2.2	6.0	.367	8.0	10.8	.741
Buck Williams	3	41.0	24.7	4.7	6.0	10.7	0.3	1.0	1.7	2.0	4.0	8.7	13.3	.650	0.0	0.0	-	7.3	10.0	.733


Season 5
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1997-98	1985-86
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	19	32.9	16.4	0.4	3.6	4.0	3.6	1.5	0.8	2.4	2.4	5.4	14.4	.377	0.8	2.6	.300	4.7	6.2	.763
Buck Williams	82	37.4	15.9	4.0	8.0	12.0	1.6	0.9	1.2	3.0	3.6	6.1	11.7	.523	0.0	0.0	.000	3.7	5.4	.676

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	3	42.0	20.7	4.0	6.3	10.3	0.7	2.0	0.3	2.0	5.0	7.0	9.7	.724	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	8.7	.769


Season 6
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1998-99	1986-87
Team	Orlando Magic	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	50	38.9	15.8	1.5	4.2	5.7	5.3	2.2	0.5	3.0	2.2	6.0	14.3	.420	0.8	2.8	.286	3.0	4.2	.706
Buck Williams	82	36.3	18.0	3.9	8.5	12.5	1.6	1.0	1.1	3.4	3.8	6.4	11.4	.557	0.0	0.0	.000	5.2	7.2	.731

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	4	41.8	19.0	2.3	2.8	5.0	5.5	2.3	0.3	3.0	3.3	5.0	14.3	.351	1.5	3.3	.462	7.5	9.8	.769
Buck Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	1999-00	1987-88
Team	Phoenix Suns	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	60	37.6	16.9	1.5	4.3	5.8	5.3	1.6	0.6	2.6	2.7	6.3	13.3	.474	0.6	1.7	.324	3.8	4.8	.790
Buck Williams	70	37.7	18.3	4.3	7.7	11.9	1.6	1.0	0.6	2.7	3.8	6.7	11.9	.560	0.0	0.0	1.000	4.9	7.4	.668

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	9	42.8	20.3	1.6	3.3	4.9	5.7	1.6	1.0	2.8	3.2	7.4	16.1	.462	0.6	2.1	.263	4.9	6.9	.710
Buck Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2000-01	1988-89
Team	Phoenix Suns	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	4	28.0	9.8	1.3	3.3	4.5	3.8	1.5	0.3	0.8	1.5	3.8	9.0	.417	0.5	2.0	.250	1.8	2.8	.636
Buck Williams	74	33.1	13.0	3.4	6.0	9.4	1.1	0.8	0.5	1.9	3.0	5.0	9.5	.531	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	4.3	.666

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2001-02	1989-90
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	80	30.8	12.0	1.2	3.2	4.4	4.1	1.5	0.4	2.4	2.3	4.9	11.6	.418	0.3	1.0	.277	2.0	2.4	.810
Buck Williams	82	34.2	13.6	3.0	6.7	9.8	1.4	0.8	0.5	2.0	3.5	5.0	9.2	.548	0.0	0.0	.000	3.5	5.0	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	21	37.0	13.0	3.2	6.0	9.2	1.9	0.6	0.3	2.0	3.5	4.8	9.5	.508	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.676


Season 10
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2002-03	1990-91
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	58	30.6	10.6	1.1	3.3	4.4	4.1	1.1	0.4	2.5	2.6	4.4	9.9	.447	0.4	1.3	.356	1.3	1.7	.794
Buck Williams	80	32.3	11.7	2.8	6.6	9.4	1.2	0.6	0.6	1.7	3.1	4.5	7.4	.602	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.9	.705

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	6	40.7	12.7	1.5	4.5	6.0	4.3	2.2	0.8	2.2	4.3	4.5	11.7	.386	1.5	4.2	.360	2.2	3.0	.722
Buck Williams	16	35.8	10.3	3.3	5.6	8.9	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.5	3.4	4.1	8.1	.500	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.6	.603


Season 11
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2003-04	1991-92
Team	Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	76	27.6	9.2	0.9	2.9	3.8	2.3	0.9	0.3	1.4	1.9	3.7	8.9	.411	0.4	1.0	.380	1.5	1.8	.804
Buck Williams	80	31.5	11.3	3.3	5.6	8.8	1.4	0.8	0.5	1.6	3.1	4.3	7.0	.604	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.7	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	4	42.0	16.5	1.0	3.5	4.5	5.8	1.5	0.3	2.5	2.0	5.8	15.8	.365	1.3	3.5	.357	3.8	4.5	.833
Buck Williams	21	36.1	9.6	2.9	5.6	8.5	1.0	1.3	0.8	2.1	3.5	3.1	6.2	.508	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.3	.758


Season 12
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2004-05	1992-93
Team	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	37	24.2	7.3	0.5	1.9	2.4	2.0	0.8	0.1	1.4	2.1	3.0	7.0	.423	0.4	1.4	.300	0.9	1.2	.739
Buck Williams	82	30.5	8.3	2.8	5.6	8.4	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.2	3.3	3.3	6.4	.511	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.6	.645

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	4	29.8	8.8	3.0	4.3	7.3	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.5	3.0	2.8	5.8	.478	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.8	.684


Season 13
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2005-06	1993-94
Team	New York Knicks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	4	18.0	2.5	0.0	2.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.8	1.0	3.5	.286	0.0	0.3	.000	0.5	0.5	1.000
Buck Williams	81	32.5	9.7	3.9	6.5	10.4	1.0	0.7	0.6	1.4	3.0	3.6	6.5	.555	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.7	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	4	31.3	12.8	3.5	5.3	8.8	0.5	1.0	0.5	2.0	2.8	4.8	7.0	.679	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	3.8	.867

Note: Penny Hardaway didn't play in 2006-07.


Season 14
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	2007-08	1994-95
Team	Miami Heat	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	16	20.3	3.8	0.2	2.0	2.2	2.2	1.2	0.1	0.8	1.5	1.4	3.8	.367	0.5	1.2	.421	0.5	0.6	.889
Buck Williams	82	29.5	9.2	3.1	5.1	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.5	3.1	3.8	7.4	.512	0.0	0.0	.500	1.7	2.5	.673

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	3	34.3	8.3	2.7	3.7	6.3	0.3	1.3	0.7	1.3	4.7	3.0	5.0	.600	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.7	.636


Season 15
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	-	1995-96
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	70	23.9	7.3	2.3	3.5	5.8	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.3	2.7	2.7	5.5	.500	0.0	0.0	.667	1.8	2.7	.668

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	5	26.6	4.8	2.6	2.4	5.0	0.2	0.2	0.8	1.0	3.6	1.8	4.6	.391	0.2	0.4	.500	1.0	1.4	.714


Season 16
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	-	1996-97
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	74	20.2	6.3	2.2	3.1	5.4	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.1	2.8	2.4	4.4	.537	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.4	.642

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	10	19.2	4.3	1.3	2.7	4.0	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.4	3.4	1.7	3.5	.486	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.7	.529


Season 17
	Penny Hardaway	Buck Williams
Season	-	1997-98
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	41	18.0	4.9	1.9	2.6	4.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.3	1.8	3.6	.503	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.7	.732

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Penny Hardaway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buck Williams	3	15.0	4.7	2.3	3.0	5.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	1.7	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.7	.750

Penny Hardaway vs. Buck Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buck Williams and Penny Hardaway, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17