Bill Closs vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Bill Closs 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

Bill Closs

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.