Penny Hardaway vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley 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.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Pat Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.