Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Peterson and Penny Hardaway that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Peterson: 1963-64 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships

Penny Hardaway	0
Mel Peterson	0

NBA Seasons

Penny Hardaway	14
Mel Peterson	1

Playoffs Played

Penny Hardaway	8
Mel Peterson	0

All-Star Games

Penny Hardaway	4
Mel Peterson	0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team

Penny Hardaway	2
Mel Peterson	0

All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)

Penny Hardaway	3
Mel Peterson	0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Penny Hardaway	15.2
Mel Peterson	1.0

Rebounds Per Game

Penny Hardaway	4.5
Mel Peterson	0.5

Assists Per Game

Penny Hardaway	5.0
Mel Peterson	0.0

Steals Per Game

Penny Hardaway	1.6
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Penny Hardaway	0.4
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Penny Hardaway	10,684
Mel Peterson	2

Total Rebounds

Penny Hardaway	3,146
Mel Peterson	1

Total Assists

Penny Hardaway	3,525
Mel Peterson	0

Total Steals

Penny Hardaway	1,125
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Penny Hardaway	312
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Games

Penny Hardaway	704
Mel Peterson	2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.458
Mel Peterson	1.000

3-Point Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.316
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.774
Mel Peterson	-

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Penny Hardaway	21.7		(1996)
Mel Peterson	1.0		(1964)

Rebounds Per Game

Penny Hardaway	5.8		(2000)
Mel Peterson	0.5		(1964)

Assists Per Game

Penny Hardaway	7.2		(1995)
Mel Peterson	0.0		(1964)

Steals Per Game

Penny Hardaway	2.3		(1994)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Penny Hardaway	0.8		(1998)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game

Penny Hardaway	20.4
Mel Peterson	-

Rebounds Per Game

Penny Hardaway	4.7
Mel Peterson	-

Assists Per Game

Penny Hardaway	6.2
Mel Peterson	-

Steals Per Game

Penny Hardaway	1.9
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Penny Hardaway	0.8
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points

Penny Hardaway	1,304
Mel Peterson	-

Total Rebounds

Penny Hardaway	303
Mel Peterson	-

Total Assists

Penny Hardaway	394
Mel Peterson	-

Total Steals

Penny Hardaway	119
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Blocks

Penny Hardaway	48
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Total Games

Penny Hardaway	64
Mel Peterson	0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.448
Mel Peterson	-

3-Point Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.380
Mel Peterson	-		n/a **

Free Throw Percentage

Penny Hardaway	.746
Mel Peterson	-

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game

Penny Hardaway	31.0		(1997)
Mel Peterson	-

Rebounds Per Game

Penny Hardaway	6.7		(1994)
Mel Peterson	-

Assists Per Game

Penny Hardaway	7.7		(1995)
Mel Peterson	-

Steals Per Game

Penny Hardaway	2.4		(1997)
Mel Peterson	-			n/a **

Blocks Per Game

Penny Hardaway	2.0		(1994)
Mel Peterson	-			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.