Penny Hardaway vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas 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.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Paul Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Paul Silas 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Paul Silas 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.