Bob Cousy vs. Penny Hardaway Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Penny Hardaway and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Penny Hardaway

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Penny Hardaway 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Penny Hardaway 14

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Penny Hardaway 8

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Penny Hardaway 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Penny Hardaway 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Penny Hardaway 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Penny Hardaway 3

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Penny Hardaway 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Penny Hardaway 15.2

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Penny Hardaway 4.5

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Penny Hardaway 5.0

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Penny Hardaway 10,684

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Penny Hardaway 3,146

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Penny Hardaway 3,525

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1,125

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 312

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Penny Hardaway 704

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Penny Hardaway .458

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .316

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Penny Hardaway .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Penny Hardaway 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Penny Hardaway 4.7

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Penny Hardaway 6.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Penny Hardaway 1,304

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Penny Hardaway 303

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Penny Hardaway 394

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 119

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 48

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Penny Hardaway 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Penny Hardaway .448

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway .380

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Penny Hardaway .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994)

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.