Penny Hardaway vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash 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.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.