Anthony Davis vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Penny Hardaway.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Penny Hardaway in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 8.9 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (24.1 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 8,398 points more (19,082 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | +8.9 | 14 |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Davis | 19,082 | +8,398 | 14 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Penny Hardaway (+5.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+262).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | +5.7 | 6 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | +262 | 6 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 5 | +5 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 537 | +322 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 735 | +233 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 789 | +106 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 3 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +18 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 46 | +20 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 58 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | +4 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 59 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | +5 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 24.1 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 52.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 29.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 79.4 | 14 | 792 |
| difference: | +8.9 | +3.3 | +4.9 | +6.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +3.0 | +2.0 | +88 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 45.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 31.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 77.4 | 14 | 704 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 19,082 | 7,139 | 13,664 | 52.2 | 378 | 1,280 | 29.5 | 4,426 | 5,577 | 79.4 | 14 | 792 |
| difference: | +8,398 | +3,144 | +4,933 | +6.5 | +125 | +311 | +2.1 | +2,235 | +2,746 | +2.0 | +88 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 3,995 | 8,731 | 45.8 | 503 | 1,591 | 31.6 | 2,191 | 2,831 | 77.4 | 14 | 704 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 26.1 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 54.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.3 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
| difference: | +5.7 | +2.5 | +1.8 | +9.4 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +6.7 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +9.4 | +2 | +4 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 74.6 | 8 | 64 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Davis | 1,566 | 574 | 1,059 | 54.2 | 36 | 115 | 31.3 | 382 | 455 | 84.0 | 6 | 60 |
| difference: | +262 | +118 | +41 | +9.4 | +65 | +151 | +6.7 | +91 | +65 | +9.4 | +2 | +4 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 456 | 1,018 | 44.8 | 101 | 266 | 38.0 | 291 | 390 | 74.6 | 8 | 64 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Anthony Davis' additional seasons: | ||||
* Anthony Davis played 1 season more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2026—he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 5 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1994 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 19.6 | +19.6 | 1995 | 21 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 31.0 | +31.0 | 1997 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2000 | 9 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 27.7 | +27.7 | 2020 | 21 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 17.4 | +17.4 | 2021 | 5 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 12.7 | +12.7 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Davis | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Anthony Davis didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |