Chauncey Billups vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Chauncey Billups 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
Chauncey Billups and Penny Hardaway are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 15.2 points but Chauncey Billups scored a total of 5,118 points more than Penny Hardaway (15,802 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | +5,118 | 17 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+3.1 points per game) while Chauncey Billups scored more points (+1,222).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 12 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +3.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | +1,222 | 12 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | +93 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | +274 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | +344 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | +31 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +61 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +79 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | +3 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +1.2 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +7.1 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +12.0 | +3 | +339 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +5,118 | +743 | +2,682 | +4.2 | +1,327 | +3,134 | +7.1 | +2,305 | +2,198 | +12.0 | +3 | +339 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +13.4 | +4 | +82 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +1,222 | +281 | +775 | +3.7 | +166 | +463 | +1.4 | +494 | +502 | +13.4 | +4 | +82 |
| 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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Chauncey Billups' additional seasons: | ||||
* Chauncey Billups played 3 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 61 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1994 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 19.6 | +19.6 | 1995 | 21 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 23.3 | +23.3 | 1996 | 12 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 22.0 | +22.0 | 2002 | 3 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2005 | 25 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2006 | 18 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2009 | 16 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2010 | 6 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2011 | 1 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.2 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |