Penny Hardaway vs. Cazzie Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cazzie Russell 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.

Cazzie Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Cazzie Russell: 1966-67 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Cazzie Russell 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Cazzie Russell 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Cazzie Russell 8

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Cazzie Russell 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Cazzie Russell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Cazzie Russell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Cazzie Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Cazzie Russell 3.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Cazzie Russell 2.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Cazzie Russell 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Cazzie Russell 12,377

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Cazzie Russell 3,068

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Cazzie Russell 1,838

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Cazzie Russell 239 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Cazzie Russell 33 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Cazzie Russell 817

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Cazzie Russell .464

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Cazzie Russell .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Cazzie Russell 21.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Cazzie Russell 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Cazzie Russell 3.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Cazzie Russell 1.0 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Cazzie Russell 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Cazzie Russell 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Cazzie Russell 3.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Cazzie Russell 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Cazzie Russell 1.5 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Cazzie Russell 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Cazzie Russell 852

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Cazzie Russell 222

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Cazzie Russell 97

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Cazzie Russell 16 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Cazzie Russell 1 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Cazzie Russell 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Cazzie Russell .460

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Cazzie Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Cazzie Russell .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Cazzie Russell 21.7 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Cazzie Russell 4.8 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Cazzie Russell 2.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Cazzie Russell 1.5 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Cazzie Russell 0.1 (1977) *

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.