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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
On this page we compare: |
Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | 19.6 | +19.6 | 1995 | 21 |
Chris Webber | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | 23.3 | +23.3 | 1996 | 12 |
Chris Webber | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Chris Webber | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Chris Webber | 23.3 | +23.3 | 2001 | 8 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Chris Webber | 23.7 | +23.7 | 2002 | 16 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Chris Webber | 19.0 | +19.0 | 2005 | 5 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Chris Webber | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Chris Webber | 9.9 | +9.9 | 2007 | 16 |
Chris Webber's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Chris Webber didn't play in the postseason. |