Mikal Bridges vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Mikal Bridges 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 has better scoring stats than Mikal Bridges 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Penny Hardaway averages 0.4 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (15.2 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 2,480 points more (10,684 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
7
Penny Hardaway 15.2
+0.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
Penny Hardaway 10,684
+2,480
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+6.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+513).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
4
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+6.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+513
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+6
Penny Hardaway 1

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Penny Hardaway 41
+17

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
Penny Hardaway 215
+69

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
Penny Hardaway 502
+103

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
Penny Hardaway 683
+137

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
Penny Hardaway 21
+11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Penny Hardaway 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
Penny Hardaway 8
+6

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
Penny Hardaway 26
+15

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Penny Hardaway 62
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
Penny Hardaway 64
+7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 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
Mikal Bridges 14.8 5.5 11.4 48.4 1.8 4.7 37.1 2.0 2.4 84.3 7 556
difference:+0.4+0.2+1.0+2.7+1.1+2.4+5.5+1.1+1.6+6.9+7+148
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
Mikal Bridges 8,204 3,059 6,318 48.4 977 2,631 37.1 1,109 1,316 84.3 7 556
difference:+2,480+936+2,413+2.7+474+1,040+5.5+1,082+1,515+6.9+7+148
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
Mikal Bridges 13.9 5.5 11.7 46.6 1.5 4.2 36.3 1.5 1.7 85.6 4 57
difference:+6.5+1.6+4.2+1.8+0.1+1.7+3.0+4.4+11.0+4+7
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
Mikal Bridges 791 311 668 46.6 86 237 36.3 83 97 85.6 4 57
difference:+513+145+350+1.8+15+29+1.7+208+293+11.0+4+7
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
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+7.7
199482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+11.8
199577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+8.2
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
202282
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+6.3
199759

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+3.7
202383
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+3.8
202482
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+0.7
202582
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060

Penny Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Penny Hardaway played 7 seasons more than Mikal Bridges 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
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
202122
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+12.2
199612

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
202213
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+17.7
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+23.5
20234
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+19.0
19994

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
202518
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+4.7
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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