Penny Hardaway vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Tom Riker 0.0 (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.