Penny Hardaway vs. Bill Thieben Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Thieben 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.

Bill Thieben

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bill Thieben: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bill Thieben 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bill Thieben 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bill Thieben 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bill Thieben 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bill Thieben 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bill Thieben 4.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bill Thieben 3.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bill Thieben 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bill Thieben 337

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bill Thieben 272

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bill Thieben 24

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bill Thieben 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bill Thieben .331

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bill Thieben .640

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bill Thieben 4.1 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bill Thieben 3.6 (1957)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bill Thieben 0.3 (1957)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bill Thieben - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bill Thieben 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bill Thieben 3.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bill Thieben 1.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bill Thieben 14

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bill Thieben 6

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bill Thieben 3

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bill Thieben 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bill Thieben .857

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Bill Thieben - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bill Thieben .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bill Thieben 7.0 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bill Thieben 3.0 (1957)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bill Thieben 1.5 (1957)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bill Thieben - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Bill Thieben - 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.