Penny Hardaway vs. Chris Webber Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Webber and Penny Hardaway, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Penny Hardaway played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Chris Webber, who played 15. Penny Hardaway had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, while Chris Webber had his rookie season in 1993-94. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Penny Hardaway 14 8 1993-94 to 2007-08
Chris Webber 15 10 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1993-941993-94
Team Orlando MagicGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 82 36.8 16.0 2.3 3.0 5.4 6.6 2.3 0.6 3.6 2.5 6.2 13.3 .466 0.6 2.3 .267 3.0 4.0 .742
difference:+6+4.7+1.5+1.7+2.1+3.7+3.0+1.1+1.6-0.9-0.8+1.3+0.3+.086+0.6+2.1+.267+0.5+0.7+.210
Chris Webber 76 32.1 17.5 4.0 5.1 9.1 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.7 3.3 7.5 13.6 .552 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.7 .532
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 3 44.3 18.7 2.7 4.0 6.7 7.0 1.7 2.0 6.7 3.3 7.3 16.7 .440 1.7 3.7 .455 2.3 3.3 .700
difference:+8.0+3.0+1.6+0.3+2.0+2.0+0.7+1.0-3.7-0.4+3.4+.110+1.7+3.0+.455+1.3+.400
Chris Webber 3 36.3 15.7 4.3 4.3 8.7 9.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.3 13.3 .550 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 3.3 .300

Season 2

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1994-951994-95
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 77 37.7 20.9 1.8 2.6 4.4 7.2 1.7 0.3 3.4 2.1 7.6 14.8 .512 1.1 3.2 .349 4.6 6.0 .769
difference:+23+0.6+0.8+1.9+3.3+5.2+2.5+0.2+1.3-0.3-1.3+1.0+2.6+.017+0.4+0.5+.073+2.4+1.7+.267
Chris Webber 54 38.3 20.1 3.7 5.9 9.6 4.7 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.4 .495 0.7 2.7 .276 2.2 4.3 .502
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 21 40.4 19.6 1.4 2.3 3.8 7.7 1.9 0.7 3.5 3.3 6.9 14.5 .472 1.9 4.7 .404 4.0 5.3 .757
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1995-961995-96
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 82 36.8 21.7 1.6 2.7 4.3 7.1 2.0 0.5 2.8 2.0 7.6 14.8 .513 1.1 3.5 .314 5.4 7.1 .767
difference:+67+0.4+2.0+0.9+2.4+3.3+2.1+0.2+0.1-0.5-1.4+2.4+3.6+.030+0.1+1.2+.127+2.7+2.5+.173
Chris Webber 15 37.2 23.7 2.5 5.1 7.6 5.0 1.8 0.6 3.3 3.4 10.0 18.4 .543 1.0 2.3 .441 2.7 4.6 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 12 39.4 23.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 6.0 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.3 8.4 18.1 .465 1.7 4.6 .364 4.8 6.5 .744
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1996-971996-97
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 59 37.6 20.5 1.4 3.1 4.5 5.6 1.6 0.6 2.5 2.1 7.1 15.9 .447 1.4 4.5 .318 4.8 5.8 .820
difference:+13+1.4+0.4+1.9+3.9+5.8+1.0+0.1+1.3-0.7-1.5+1.3+0.3+.071+0.6+2.4+.079+2.3+1.5+.255
Chris Webber 72 39.0 20.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.6 1.7 1.9 3.2 3.6 8.4 16.2 .518 0.8 2.1 .397 2.5 4.3 .565
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 5 44.4 31.0 1.4 4.6 6.0 3.4 2.4 1.4 1.8 2.8 10.4 22.2 .468 2.2 6.0 .367 8.0 10.8 .741
difference:+2+8.7+15.3+0.9+1.1+2.0+0.1+1.7+0.9-3.5-3.2+4.1+12.2+.165+0.5+2.3+.088+6.7+8.1+.241
Chris Webber 3 35.7 15.7 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 10.0 .633 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 2.7 .500

Season 5

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1997-981997-98
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 19 32.9 16.4 0.4 3.6 4.0 3.6 1.5 0.8 2.4 2.4 5.4 14.4 .377 0.8 2.6 .300 4.7 6.2 .763
difference:+52+6.7+5.5+2.1+3.4+5.5+0.2+0.1+0.9-0.2-1.4+3.7+4.5+.105+0.1+0.3+.017+1.9+1.5+.174
Chris Webber 71 39.6 21.9 2.5 7.0 9.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.8 9.1 18.9 .482 0.9 2.9 .317 2.8 4.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Penny Hardaway nor Chris Webber played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1998-991998-99
Team Orlando MagicSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 50 38.9 15.8 1.5 4.2 5.7 5.3 2.2 0.5 3.0 2.2 6.0 14.3 .420 0.8 2.8 .286 3.0 4.2 .706
difference:+8+2.0+4.2+2.0+5.2+7.3+1.2+0.8+1.6-0.5-1.3+3.0+4.2+.066+0.7+2.0+.168+1.1+0.1+.252
Chris Webber 42 40.9 20.0 3.5 9.4 13.0 4.1 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.5 9.0 18.5 .486 0.1 0.8 .118 1.9 4.1 .454
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 4 41.8 19.0 2.3 2.8 5.0 5.5 2.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 5.0 14.3 .351 1.5 3.3 .462 7.5 9.8 .769
difference:+1+3.4+4.2+0.3+4.0+4.4+1.5+0.5+0.7-1.0-0.7+1.2+1.7+.037+1.1+1.9+.176+5.5+4.8+.369
Chris Webber 5 38.4 14.8 2.6 6.8 9.4 4.0 1.8 1.0 4.0 4.0 6.2 16.0 .388 0.4 1.4 .286 2.0 5.0 .400

Season 7

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 1999-001999-00
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 60 37.6 16.9 1.5 4.3 5.8 5.3 1.6 0.6 2.6 2.7 6.3 13.3 .474 0.6 1.7 .324 3.8 4.8 .790
difference:+15+0.8+7.6+1.0+3.7+4.7+0.7+1.1-0.3-0.8+3.7+7.3+.009+0.2+0.4+.040+0.3+0.7+.039
Chris Webber 75 38.4 24.5 2.5 8.0 10.5 4.6 1.6 1.7 2.9 3.5 10.0 20.6 .483 0.4 1.3 .284 4.1 5.5 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 9 42.8 20.3 1.6 3.3 4.9 5.7 1.6 1.0 2.8 3.2 7.4 16.1 .462 0.6 2.1 .263 4.9 6.9 .710
difference:+4+3.6+4.1+1.2+3.5+4.7+0.3+1.0-1.2-0.4+2.0+5.9+.035+0.4+1.1+.063+0.5+0.1+.084
Chris Webber 5 39.2 24.4 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.4 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.8 9.4 22.0 .427 0.2 1.0 .200 5.4 6.8 .794

Season 8

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2000-012000-01
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 4 28.0 9.8 1.3 3.3 4.5 3.8 1.5 0.3 0.8 1.5 3.8 9.0 .417 0.5 2.0 .250 1.8 2.8 .636
difference:+66+12.5+17.3+1.3+5.2+6.6+0.4+0.2+1.4-2.0-1.7+7.4+14.4+.064+0.5+1.6+.179+2.8+3.8+.067
Chris Webber 70 40.5 27.1 2.6 8.5 11.1 4.2 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.2 11.2 23.4 .481 0.0 0.4 .071 4.6 6.6 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway DNP------ --- ----------
Chris Webber 8 43.5 23.3 4.3 7.3 11.5 3.1 1.1 1.0 3.9 3.6 9.5 24.5 .388 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .694

Season 9

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2001-022001-02
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 80 30.8 12.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 4.1 1.5 0.4 2.4 2.3 4.9 11.6 .418 0.3 1.0 .277 2.0 2.4 .810
difference:+26+7.6+12.5+1.6+4.1+5.7+0.7+0.2+1.0-0.5-1.1+5.0+8.3+.077+0.2+0.6+.014+2.7+3.9+.061
Chris Webber 54 38.4 24.5 2.8 7.3 10.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 2.9 3.4 9.9 19.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .263 4.7 6.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway DNP------ --- ----------
Chris Webber 16 41.6 23.7 3.1 7.8 10.8 4.7 0.9 1.6 2.9 4.0 10.0 19.9 .502 0.0 0.3 .000 3.7 6.2 .596

Season 10

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2002-032002-03
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 58 30.6 10.6 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.1 1.1 0.4 2.5 2.6 4.4 9.9 .447 0.4 1.3 .356 1.3 1.7 .794
difference:+9+8.5+12.4+1.3+4.8+6.1+1.3+0.5+0.9-0.7-0.4+5.5+11.5+.014+0.3+1.0+.118+1.9+3.6+.187
Chris Webber 67 39.1 23.0 2.4 8.1 10.5 5.4 1.6 1.3 3.2 3.0 9.9 21.4 .461 0.1 0.3 .238 3.2 5.3 .607
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 6 40.7 12.7 1.5 4.5 6.0 4.3 2.2 0.8 2.2 4.3 4.5 11.7 .386 1.5 4.2 .360 2.2 3.0 .722
difference:+1+5.7+11.0+1.1+1.2+2.3+0.7+0.8+0.3-1.1-0.7+5.1+7.6+.110+1.5+3.8+.360+2.4+4.0+.069
Chris Webber 7 35.0 23.7 2.6 5.7 8.3 3.6 1.4 1.1 3.3 3.6 9.6 19.3 .496 0.0 0.4 .000 4.6 7.0 .653

Season 11

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2003-042003-04
Team Phoenix Suns, New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 76 27.6 9.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 3.7 8.9 .411 0.4 1.0 .380 1.5 1.8 .804
difference:+53+8.5+9.5+1.2+3.7+4.9+2.3+0.4+0.6-1.2-1.4+3.9+9.4+.002+0.4+0.8+.180+2.0+3.2+.093
Chris Webber 23 36.1 18.7 2.1 6.6 8.7 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.6 3.3 7.6 18.3 .413 0.0 0.2 .200 3.5 5.0 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 4 42.0 16.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 5.8 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.0 5.8 15.8 .365 1.3 3.5 .357 3.8 4.5 .833
difference:+8+4.7+1.9+1.0+2.8+3.8+2.1+0.2+0.5-0.7-0.8+1.7+0.8+.087+1.2+3.2+.107+0.5+0.9+.218
Chris Webber 12 37.3 18.4 2.0 6.3 8.3 3.7 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.8 7.5 16.6 .452 0.1 0.3 .250 3.3 5.4 .615

Season 12

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2004-052004-05
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 37 24.2 7.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.1 3.0 7.0 .423 0.4 1.4 .300 0.9 1.2 .739
difference:+30+11.2+12.2+1.4+5.3+6.7+2.7+0.6+0.7-1.3-1.1+5.3+12.1+.010+0.2+0.7+.041+1.8+2.2+.055
Chris Webber 67 35.4 19.5 1.9 7.2 9.1 4.7 1.4 0.8 2.7 3.2 8.3 19.1 .433 0.2 0.7 .341 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway DNP------ --- ----------
Chris Webber 5 37.0 19.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 19.0 .411 1.0 2.8 .357 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 13

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2005-062005-06
Team New York KnicksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 4 18.0 2.5 0.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.8 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
difference:+71+20.6+17.7+2.5+4.9+7.4+1.4+0.9+0.8-0.9-1.1+7.2+15.5+.148+0.3+0.7+.273+3.0+4.1+.244
Chris Webber 75 38.6 20.2 2.5 7.4 9.9 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.4 2.9 8.2 19.0 .434 0.3 1.0 .273 3.5 4.6 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Penny Hardaway nor Chris Webber played in the postseason in their season 13

Note: Penny Hardaway didn't play in 2006-07.

Season 14

Penny Hardaway Chris Webber
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Miami HeatPhiladelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway 16 20.3 3.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.2 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.4 3.8 .367 0.5 1.2 .421 0.5 0.6 .889
difference:+45+9.6+7.4+1.8+3.1+5.0+0.9+0.2+0.6-1.0-0.8+3.3+6.7+.085+0.4+1.0+.057+1.2+2.0+.251
Chris Webber 61 29.9 11.2 2.0 5.1 7.2 3.1 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.3 4.7 10.5 .452 0.1 0.2 .364 1.7 2.6 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Penny Hardaway DNP------ --- ----------
Chris Webber 16 25.3 9.9 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.6 3.2 4.1 7.9 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 3.1 .531

Additional Years

* Chris Webber played 1 season more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In that period—his season 15 in 2008—Chris Webber didn't play in the postseason.