Penny Hardaway vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Bob Rule .461

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Bob Rule - *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Bob Rule -

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

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Bob Rule - *

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.