De'Aaron Fox vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and De'Aaron Fox 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Penny Hardaway scored more points 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 6.3 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (21.5 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 715 points more (11,399 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+6.3
8
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
+715
8
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Penny Hardaway (+7 points per game) while Penny Hardaway scored more points (+1,112).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+7.0
1
Penny Hardaway 20.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+1,112
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Penny Hardaway 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Penny Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+15
Penny Hardaway 1

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
+61
Penny Hardaway 41

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
+84
Penny Hardaway 215

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Penny Hardaway 502
+17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Penny Hardaway 683
+153

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Penny Hardaway 21
+20

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Penny Hardaway 2
+2

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Penny Hardaway 8
+6

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Penny Hardaway 26
+20

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Penny Hardaway 62
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Penny Hardaway 64
+57

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Penny Hardaway 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+6.3+2.2+4.5+1.2+0.8+2.3+1.4+1.0+1.5+2.8+6+173
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+715+215+228+1.2+312+876+1.4+27+69+2.8+6+173
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+7.0+2.9+7.7+2.4+1.4+4.8+4.7+0.1+0.2+1.0+7+57
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+1,112+386+853+2.4+80+203+4.7+260+349+1.0+7+57
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
201873
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+4.4
199482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
201981
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+3.6
199577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
202051
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+0.6
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+4.7
202158
Penny Hardaway 20.5
199759

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+6.8
202259
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+9.2
202373
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+9.7
202474
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+13.7
202562
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014

Penny Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Penny Hardaway played 8 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2002 to 2008—he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 423 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+31.0
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+8.4
20237
Penny Hardaway 19.0
19994

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+20.3
20009

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010

Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 12.7.

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