DeMar DeRozan vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and DeMar DeRozan 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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DeMar DeRozan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 DeMar DeRozan 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.

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 16 NBA regular seasons played, DeMar DeRozan averages 6.1 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (21.3 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 14,608 points more (25,292 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 21.3
+6.1
16
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
DeMar DeRozan 25,292
+14,608
16
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason DeMar DeRozan has a better career point average than Penny Hardaway (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+71).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 21.8
+1.4
7
Penny Hardaway 20.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMar DeRozan 1,375
+71
7
Penny Hardaway 1,304
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 2
+2
Penny Hardaway 0

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 26
+25
Penny Hardaway 1

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 207
+166
Penny Hardaway 41

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 692
+477
Penny Hardaway 215

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1,077
+575
Penny Hardaway 502

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 1,182
+499
Penny Hardaway 683

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 5
Penny Hardaway 21
+16

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 1
Penny Hardaway 2
+1

30+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 16
+8
Penny Hardaway 8

20+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 36
+10
Penny Hardaway 26

10+ Point Games

DeMar DeRozan 57
Penny Hardaway 62
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMar DeRozan 63
Penny Hardaway 64
+1

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMar DeRozan 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
DeMar DeRozan 21.3 7.6 16.3 46.9 0.5 1.7 30.0 5.5 6.6 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+6.1+1.9+3.9+1.2+0.2+0.6+1.6+2.4+2.6+6.8+2+483
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
DeMar DeRozan 25,292 9,064 19,315 46.9 615 2,047 30.0 6,549 7,778 84.2 16 1,187
difference:+14,608+5,069+10,584+1.2+112+456+1.6+4,358+4,947+6.8+2+483
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
DeMar DeRozan 21.8 7.8 18.8 41.8 0.4 1.8 21.4 5.8 6.8 85.2 7 63
difference:+1.4+0.7+2.9+3.0+1.2+2.4+16.6+1.3+0.7+10.6+1+1
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
DeMar DeRozan 1,375 494 1,183 41.8 24 112 21.4 363 426 85.2 7 63
difference:+71+38+165+3.0+77+154+16.6+72+36+10.6+1+1
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
DeMar DeRozan 8.6
201077
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+7.4
199482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 17.2
201182
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+3.7
199577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 16.7
201263
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+5.0
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 18.1
201382
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+2.4
199759

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+6.3
201479
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.1
+4.3
201560
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.5
+6.6
201678
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.3
+17.5
201774
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.0
+11.0
201880
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.2
+10.6
201977
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.1
+12.9
202068
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 21.6
+14.3
202161
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 27.9
+25.4
202276
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 24.5
+20.7
202374
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816

DeMar DeRozan's additional seasons:

* DeMar DeRozan played 2 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 23.1 points in a total of 156 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20100
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20110
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20120
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20130
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+31.0
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 23.9
+23.9
20147
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.3
+1.3
20154
Penny Hardaway 19.0
19994

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.9
+0.6
201620
Penny Hardaway 20.3
20009

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.4
+22.4
201710
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.7
+22.7
201810
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 22.0
+9.3
20197
Penny Hardaway 12.7
20036

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20200
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20210
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan 20.8
+20.8
20225
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
DeMar DeRozan -
DNP
20230
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080

DeMar DeRozan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, DeMar DeRozan didn't play in the postseason.

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