Penny Hardaway vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Wayne Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Wayne Yates - 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.