Penny Hardaway vs. Chris Webber: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Webber 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Webber scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Penny Hardaway has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Webber averages 5.5 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (20.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 6,498 points more (17,182 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14
Chris Webber 20.7
+5.5
15

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14
Chris Webber 17,182
+6,498
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Chris Webber (+1.7 points per game) while Chris Webber scored more points (+191).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+1.7
8
Chris Webber 18.7
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
8
Chris Webber 1,495
+191
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 0
Chris Webber 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
Chris Webber 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
Chris Webber 93
+52

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
Chris Webber 488
+273

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
Chris Webber 768
+266

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
Chris Webber 829
+146

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
+19
Chris Webber 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
Chris Webber 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+4
Chris Webber 4

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
Chris Webber 41
+15

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
Chris Webber 71
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
Chris Webber 78
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
Chris Webber 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Penny Hardaway 15.2 5.7 12.4 45.8 0.7 2.3 31.6 3.1 4.0 77.4 14 704
difference:+5.5+3.0+5.7+2.1+0.4+1.2+1.7+0.1+0.7+12.5+1+127
Chris Webber 20.7 8.7 18.1 47.9 0.3 1.1 29.9 3.0 4.7 64.9 15 831

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Penny Hardaway 10,684 3,995 8,731 45.8 503 1,591 31.6 2,191 2,831 77.4 14 704
difference:+6,498+3,197+6,293+2.1+239+708+1.7+343+1,075+12.5+1+127
Chris Webber 17,182 7,192 15,024 47.9 264 883 29.9 2,534 3,906 64.9 15 831

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Penny Hardaway 20.4 7.1 15.9 44.8 1.6 4.2 38.0 4.5 6.1 74.6 8 64
difference:+1.7+0.6+0.7+1.6+1.4+3.5+11.1+1.4+1.0+13.5+2+16
Chris Webber 18.7 7.7 16.6 46.4 0.2 0.7 26.9 3.1 5.1 61.1 10 80

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Penny Hardaway 1,304 456 1,018 44.8 101 266 38.0 291 390 74.6 8 64
difference:+191+161+312+1.6+87+214+11.1+44+14+13.5+2+16
Chris Webber 1,495 617 1,330 46.4 14 52 26.9 247 404 61.1 10 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
199482
Chris Webber 17.5
+1.5
199476

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+0.8
199577
Chris Webber 20.1
199554

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
199682
Chris Webber 23.7
+2.0
199615

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+0.4
199759
Chris Webber 20.1
199772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819
Chris Webber 21.9
+5.5
199871

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950
Chris Webber 20.0
+4.2
199942

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060
Chris Webber 24.5
+7.6
200075

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014
Chris Webber 27.1
+17.3
200170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280
Chris Webber 24.5
+12.5
200254

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358
Chris Webber 23.0
+12.4
200367

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Chris Webber 18.7
+9.5
200423

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537
Chris Webber 19.5
+12.2
200567

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064
Chris Webber 20.2
+17.7
200675

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816
Chris Webber 11.2
+7.4
200761

Chris Webber's additional seasons:

* Chris Webber played 1 season more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In that year—his season 15 in 2008—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 9 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+3.0
19943
Chris Webber 15.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521
Chris Webber -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612
Chris Webber -
DNP
19960

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+15.3
19975
Chris Webber 15.7
19973

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
Chris Webber -
DNP
19980

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+4.2
19994
Chris Webber 14.8
19995

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
20009
Chris Webber 24.4
+4.1
20005

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010
Chris Webber 23.3
+23.3
20018

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020
Chris Webber 23.7
+23.7
200216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.7
20036
Chris Webber 23.7
+11.0
20037

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
20044
Chris Webber 18.4
+1.9
200412

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050
Chris Webber 19.0
+19.0
20055

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060
Chris Webber -
DNP
20060

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080
Chris Webber 9.9
+9.9
200716

Chris Webber's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Chris Webber didn't play in the postseason.