Penny Hardaway vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Rik Smits 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Rik Smits 540

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Rik Smits 90

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)