Mel Counts vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 Penny Hardaway 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Mel Counts 789 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Mel Counts 85 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

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, this player has no data for the stat.