Penny Hardaway vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)