Penny Hardaway vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale 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.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.