Penny Hardaway vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Rich Rinaldi - *

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.