Deandre Ayton vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Deandre Ayton 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 Penny Hardaway scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Deandre Ayton has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Deandre Ayton averages 1.2 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (16.4 points against 15.2). On the other hand Penny Hardaway scored a total of 4,142 points more than Deandre Ayton (10,684 vs. 6,542).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
+1.2
7
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,542
7
Penny Hardaway 10,684
+4,142
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+590).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+4.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+590
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Penny Hardaway 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Penny Hardaway 41
+27

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 127
Penny Hardaway 215
+88

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 331
Penny Hardaway 502
+171

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 398
Penny Hardaway 683
+285

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Penny Hardaway 21
+21

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Penny Hardaway 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Penny Hardaway 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Penny Hardaway 26
+10

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Penny Hardaway 62
+24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Penny Hardaway 64
+19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 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
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.4 59.0 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.8 2.3 75.5 7 398
difference:+1.2+1.6+13.2+0.6+2.0+8.6+1.3+1.7+1.9+7+306
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
Deandre Ayton 6,542 2,905 4,926 59.0 28 122 23.0 704 932 75.5 7 398
difference:+4,142+1,090+3,805+13.2+475+1,469+8.6+1,487+1,899+1.9+7+306
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
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+4.5+4.6+18.1+1.6+4.1+12.0+2.9+3.7+8.5+5+19
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
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+590+136+509+18.1+99+262+12.0+219+281+8.5+5+19
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
Deandre Ayton 16.3
+0.3
201971
Penny Hardaway 16.0
199482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
202038
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+2.7
199577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+7.3
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+3.3
199759

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
+1.6
202367
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
+0.9
202455
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Penny Hardaway 16.9
+2.5
200060

Penny Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Penny Hardaway played 7 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 275 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+7.5
199612

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+13.1
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
+13.4
202310
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+19.0
19994

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+20.3
20009

Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 12.7.

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