Penny Hardaway vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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 Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bob Pettit .436

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bob Pettit .418

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.