Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Hirsch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hirsch 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.

Mel Hirsch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Hirsch: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mel Hirsch 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mel Hirsch 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mel Hirsch 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mel Hirsch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Mel Hirsch 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mel Hirsch 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mel Hirsch 0.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mel Hirsch 19

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mel Hirsch 10

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mel Hirsch 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mel Hirsch .200

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mel Hirsch .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mel Hirsch 1.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mel Hirsch 0.8 (1947)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mel Hirsch -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mel Hirsch -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mel Hirsch 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mel Hirsch -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mel Hirsch -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mel Hirsch -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mel Hirsch -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Mel Hirsch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Mel Hirsch - 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.