Penny Hardaway vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.