Penny Hardaway vs. Mel Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Payton 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.

Mel Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Mel Payton: 1951-52 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Mel Payton 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Mel Payton 2

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Mel Payton 2

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Mel Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Mel Payton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Mel Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Mel Payton 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Mel Payton 3.6

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Mel Payton 1.1

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Mel Payton 595

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Mel Payton 396

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Mel Payton 126

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Mel Payton 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Mel Payton .363

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Mel Payton .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Mel Payton 7.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Mel Payton 4.7 (1953)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Mel Payton 1.2 (1953)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Mel Payton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Mel Payton 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Mel Payton 1.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Mel Payton 0.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Mel Payton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Mel Payton 25

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Mel Payton 9

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Mel Payton 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Mel Payton - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Mel Payton 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Mel Payton .421

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Mel Payton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Mel Payton .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Mel Payton 10.5 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Mel Payton 3.0 (1953)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Mel Payton 0.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Mel Payton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Mel Payton - 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.