Penny Hardaway vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Donovan Mitchell 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 9.5 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (24.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 2,776 points more (13,460 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | +9.5 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,460 | +2,776 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Penny Hardaway (+7.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+479).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | 8 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | +7.9 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | +479 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 394 | +179 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 524 | +22 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | +139 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 544 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +21 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 51 | +25 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | +1 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 63 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
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: | +9.5 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +5.9 | +5.0 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +6.5 | +5 | +160 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.7 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 36.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 83.9 | 9 | 544 |
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: | +2,776 | +774 | +1,871 | +0.8 | +1,131 | +2,868 | +5.0 | +97 | +104 | +6.5 | +5 | +160 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,460 | 4,769 | 10,602 | 45.0 | 1,634 | 4,459 | 36.6 | 2,288 | 2,727 | 83.9 | 9 | 544 |
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: | +7.9 | +2.7 | +6.4 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +7.9 | +1 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | 9.8 | 22.3 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
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: | +479 | +161 | +385 | +0.8 | +98 | +295 | +2.5 | +59 | +34 | +7.9 | +1 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | 617 | 1,403 | 44.0 | 199 | 561 | 35.5 | 350 | 424 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Penny Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Penny Hardaway played 6 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2003 to 2008—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 25.5 | +25.5 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 29.6 | +29.6 | 2025 | 9 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 12.7. |