Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Hutchins Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Hutchins 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 Hutchins

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Hutchins: 1951-52 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Hutchins 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mel Hutchins 7

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mel Hutchins 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mel Hutchins 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mel Hutchins 0

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

Rebounds Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Hutchins 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mel Hutchins 11.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mel Hutchins 9.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mel Hutchins 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mel Hutchins 4,851

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mel Hutchins 4,186

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mel Hutchins 1,298

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mel Hutchins 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mel Hutchins .389

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mel Hutchins .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mel Hutchins 12.4 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mel Hutchins 13.3 (1952)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mel Hutchins 3.4 (1955)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mel Hutchins 11.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mel Hutchins 8.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mel Hutchins 2.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mel Hutchins 316

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mel Hutchins 237

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mel Hutchins 70

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mel Hutchins 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mel Hutchins .355

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mel Hutchins .661

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mel Hutchins 14.4 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mel Hutchins 11.5 (1957)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mel Hutchins 5.0 (1957)

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

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