Penny Hardaway vs. Melvin Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Sanders 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.

Melvin Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Melvin Sanders 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Melvin Sanders 0

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Melvin Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Melvin Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Melvin Sanders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Melvin Sanders 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Melvin Sanders 1.4

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Melvin Sanders 0.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Melvin Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Melvin Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Melvin Sanders 41

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Melvin Sanders 23

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Melvin Sanders 3

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Melvin Sanders 5

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Melvin Sanders 0

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Melvin Sanders 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Melvin Sanders .485

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Melvin Sanders .667

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Melvin Sanders .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Melvin Sanders -

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Melvin Sanders -

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Melvin Sanders -

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Melvin Sanders -

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Melvin Sanders -

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Melvin Sanders -

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Melvin Sanders 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Melvin Sanders -

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Melvin Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Melvin Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Melvin Sanders -

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Melvin Sanders -

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Melvin Sanders -

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Melvin Sanders -

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Melvin Sanders -