Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mel Riebe 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mel Riebe 10.8

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

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mel Riebe 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mel Riebe 1,575

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

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mel Riebe 212

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mel Riebe .304

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mel Riebe 10.5

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

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mel Riebe 63

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

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mel Riebe 5

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

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

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mel Riebe .288

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

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

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

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

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