Mike Conley vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Mike Conley 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Mike Conley scored more total points in both stages. 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 1.2 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (15.2 points against 14.0). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 5,789 points more than Penny Hardaway (16,473 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 14.0
19
Penny Hardaway 15.2
+1.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,473
+5,789
19
Penny Hardaway 10,684
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 Mike Conley (+6.6 points per game) while Mike Conley scored more points (+191).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+6.6
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
+191
12
Penny Hardaway 1,304
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Penny Hardaway 1

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Penny Hardaway 41
+15

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
+35
Penny Hardaway 215

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 851
+349
Penny Hardaway 502

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,157
+474
Penny Hardaway 683

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 16
Penny Hardaway 21
+5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Penny Hardaway 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Penny Hardaway 8
+7

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
Penny Hardaway 26
+2

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
+13
Penny Hardaway 62

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
+40
Penny Hardaway 64

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+4
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
Mike Conley 14.0 4.9 11.3 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.1 82.5 19 1,173
difference:+1.2+0.8+1.1+2.0+0.9+1.9+7.3+0.6+0.9+5.1+5+469
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
Mike Conley 16,473 5,785 13,209 43.8 1,931 4,967 38.9 2,972 3,602 82.5 19 1,173
difference:+5,789+1,790+4,478+2.0+1,428+3,376+7.3+781+771+5.1+5+469
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
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+6.6+2.4+4.3+3.8+0.2+2.0+1.7+2.6+6.1+4+44
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+191+55+230+3.8+70+209+2.0+11+16+6.1+4+44
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
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+6.6
199482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+10.0
199577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+9.7
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+6.8
199759

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Penny Hardaway 16.4
+3.7
199819

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Penny Hardaway 15.8
+1.2
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
+0.3
201473
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
+6.0
201570
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
+3.3
201656
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 20.5
+9.9
201769
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.1
+7.9
201812
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 21.1
+13.8
201970
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+11.9
202047
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 16.2
+12.4
202151
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 5 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 287 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.7 ppg and his lowest 3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
201113
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+15.8
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
+14.1
20127
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
201315
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+2.0
19994

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
20147
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+4.4
20009

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+14.4
20158
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 24.7
+12.0
20176
Penny Hardaway 12.7
20036

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 19.8
+19.8
20205
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
+15.3
20216
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12 ppg and his lowest 6.

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