Penny Hardaway vs. Ed Melvin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Melvin 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.

Ed Melvin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Ed Melvin: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Ed Melvin 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Ed Melvin 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Ed Melvin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Ed Melvin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Ed Melvin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Ed Melvin 4.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Ed Melvin 0.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Ed Melvin 281

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Ed Melvin 37

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Ed Melvin 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Ed Melvin .263

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Ed Melvin .654

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Ed Melvin 4.9 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Ed Melvin 0.6 (1947)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Ed Melvin - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Ed Melvin -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Ed Melvin -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Ed Melvin 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Ed Melvin -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Ed Melvin - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Ed Melvin -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Ed Melvin -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Ed Melvin -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Ed Melvin - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Ed Melvin - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.