Chris Bosh vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Chris Bosh 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Bosh scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Penny Hardaway has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 4 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (19.2 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 6,505 points more (17,189 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chris Bosh | 19.2 | +4.0 | 13 |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chris Bosh | 17,189 | +6,505 | 13 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Chris Bosh (+4.8 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+84).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Bosh | 15.6 | 6 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +4.8 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Bosh | 1,388 | +84 | 6 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 422 | +207 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 815 | +313 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 892 | +209 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +20 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 23 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 72 | +10 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 88 | +24 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1 | +1 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 19.2 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 49.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 33.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 79.9 | 13 | 893 |
| difference: | +4.0 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +1 | +189 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 17,189 | 6,209 | 12,581 | 49.4 | 305 | 910 | 33.5 | 4,466 | 5,591 | 79.9 | 13 | 893 |
| difference: | +6,505 | +2,214 | +3,850 | +3.6 | +198 | +681 | +1.9 | +2,275 | +2,760 | +2.5 | +1 | +189 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 15.6 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 47.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 80.0 | 6 | 89 |
| difference: | +4.8 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +2.5 | +1.0 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +2 | +25 |
| 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 | ||||
| Chris Bosh | 1,388 | 515 | 1,088 | 47.3 | 54 | 140 | 38.6 | 304 | 380 | 80.0 | 6 | 89 |
| difference: | +84 | +59 | +70 | +2.5 | +47 | +126 | +0.6 | +13 | +10 | +5.4 | +2 | +25 |
| 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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Penny Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Penny Hardaway played 2 seasons more than Chris Bosh in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2006 to 2008—he averaged 3.5 points in a total of 20 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1994 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 19.6 | +19.6 | 1995 | 21 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 23.3 | +23.3 | 1996 | 12 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 24.0 | +24.0 | 2008 | 5 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1999 | 4 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2000 | 9 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 18.6 | +18.6 | 2011 | 21 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | 14.0 | +14.0 | 2012 | 14 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2004 | 4 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Bosh | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway didn't play in the postseason. |