Penny Hardaway vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)