Penny Hardaway vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Elmore Smith 3.7 (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.