Penny Hardaway vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Larry Steele 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 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.