Bill Downey vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

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

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Penny Hardaway 5.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 3,525

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

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

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Penny Hardaway .458

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 6.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 394

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

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

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway .448

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

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

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

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.