Penny Hardaway vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.