Penny Hardaway vs. Sam Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Williams 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.

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Sam Williams: 1968-69 to 1969-70

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Sam Williams 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Sam Williams 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Sam Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Sam Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Sam Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Sam Williams 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Sam Williams 1.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Sam Williams 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Sam Williams 255

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Sam Williams 116

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Sam Williams 64

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Sam Williams 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Sam Williams .353

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Sam Williams .531

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Sam Williams 4.1 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Sam Williams 2.0 (1969)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Sam Williams 1.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Sam Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Sam Williams 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Sam Williams 0.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Sam Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Sam Williams 8

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Sam Williams 4

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Sam Williams 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Sam Williams - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Sam Williams 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Sam Williams .571

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Sam Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Sam Williams .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Sam Williams 4.0 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Sam Williams 2.0 (1970)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Sam Williams 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Sam Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Sam Williams - 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.