Penny Hardaway vs. Norm Van Lier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Van Lier 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.

Norm Van Lier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Norm Van Lier: 1969-70 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Norm Van Lier 10

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Norm Van Lier 5

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Norm Van Lier 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Norm Van Lier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Norm Van Lier 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Penny Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 8

Assists Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Norm Van Lier 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Norm Van Lier 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Norm Van Lier 4.8

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Norm Van Lier 7.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Norm Van Lier 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Norm Van Lier 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Norm Van Lier 8,770

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Norm Van Lier 3,596

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Norm Van Lier 5,217

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Norm Van Lier 767 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Norm Van Lier 71 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Norm Van Lier 746

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Norm Van Lier .414

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Norm Van Lier .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Norm Van Lier 16.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Norm Van Lier 7.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Norm Van Lier 10.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Norm Van Lier 2.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Norm Van Lier 0.3 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Norm Van Lier 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Norm Van Lier 5.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Norm Van Lier 6.2

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Norm Van Lier 1.7 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Norm Van Lier 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Norm Van Lier 530

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Norm Van Lier 191

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Norm Van Lier 234

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Norm Van Lier 47 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Norm Van Lier 9 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Norm Van Lier 38

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Norm Van Lier .389

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Norm Van Lier - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Norm Van Lier .784

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Norm Van Lier 15.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Norm Van Lier 6.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Norm Van Lier 9.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Norm Van Lier 3.3 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Norm Van Lier 0.4 (1975) *

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.