Penny Hardaway vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.