Penny Hardaway vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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.

Don Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Don Nelson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Don Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Don Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Don Nelson .480

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Don Nelson .498

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Don Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

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.