Penny Hardaway vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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.

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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 DeAndre Jordan 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 6.7 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (15.2 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 1,201 points more (10,684 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
+6.7
14
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
+1,201
14
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17

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 DeAndre Jordan (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+721).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+12.4
8
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+721
8
DeAndre Jordan 583
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
+40
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
+167
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
+69
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+363

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
DeAndre Jordan 65
+44

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+8
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
+21
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
+35
DeAndre Jordan 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
+3
DeAndre Jordan 61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
DeAndre Jordan 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+6.7+2.2+7.2+21.6+0.7+2.3+16.2+1.5+0.6+29.9+3+407
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111

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:+1,201+139+3,006+21.6+501+1,578+16.2+422+897+29.9+3+407
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111

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:+12.4+4.2+11.5+22.2+1.6+4.2+38.0+2.3+0.8+34.2+2+9
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+721+243+700+22.2+101+265+38.0+134+1+34.2+2+9
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+11.7
199482
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+16.1
199577
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+14.6
199682
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+13.1
199759
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
+7.6
199819
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
+5.4
199950
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
+5.4
200060
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
+2.9
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
+0.7
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
+1.4
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
+1.8
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
+1.0
202056

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
+5.0
202157

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
+0.5
202248

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 3 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 131 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+26.5
19975
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
+3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+9.4
19994
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+7.2
20009
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
+15.4
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.7
+12.7
20036
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080
DeAndre Jordan 3.3
+3.3
20223

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.2 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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