Penny Hardaway vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Mike Novak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.