Penny Hardaway vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Penny Hardaway 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.

Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, 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 Allen Iverson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 11.5 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (26.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 13,684 points more (24,368 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Penny Hardaway	15.2		14
Allen Iverson	26.7	+11.5	14

Total Points			Seasons
Penny Hardaway	10,684		14
Allen Iverson	24,368	+13,684	14

Scoring Titles
Penny Hardaway	0
Allen Iverson	4	+4

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	16.0		1994	82
Allen Iverson	23.5	+7.5	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	20.9		1995	77
Allen Iverson	22.0	+1.1	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	21.7		1996	82
Allen Iverson	26.8	+5.1	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	20.5		1997	59
Allen Iverson	28.4	+7.9	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	16.4		1998	19
Allen Iverson	31.1	+14.7	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	15.8		1999	50
Allen Iverson	31.4	+15.6	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	16.9		2000	60
Allen Iverson	27.6	+10.7	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	9.8		2001	4
Allen Iverson	26.4	+16.6	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	12.0		2002	80
Allen Iverson	30.7	+18.7	2005	75

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	10.6		2003	58
Allen Iverson	33.0	+22.4	2006	72

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	9.2		2004	76
Allen Iverson	26.3	+17.1	2007	65

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	9.2		2004	76
Allen Iverson	26.4	+17.2	2008	82

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	7.3		2005	37
Allen Iverson	17.5	+10.2	2009	57

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	2.5		2006	4
Allen Iverson	17.5	+15.0	2009	57

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Penny Hardaway	3.8		2008	16
Allen Iverson	17.5	+13.7	2009	57

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 1 season more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In that year—his season 16 in 2010—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 28 regular season games.