Penny Hardaway vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Richie Niemiera 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Richie Niemiera - 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.