Penny Hardaway vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill 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 Grant Hill has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Penny Hardaway. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 1.5 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (16.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 6,453 points more (17,137 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14
Grant Hill 16.7
+1.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14
Grant Hill 17,137
+6,453
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+781).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+7.0
8
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+781
8
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
Grant Hill 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
Grant Hill 71
+30

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
Grant Hill 366
+151

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
Grant Hill 819
+317

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
Grant Hill 1,005
+322

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
Grant Hill 21

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
Grant Hill 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+8
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
+14
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
+40
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
+26
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
Grant Hill 1
+1

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:+1.5+0.5+0.4+2.6+0.5+1.6+0.2+1.0+1.4+0.5+4+322
Grant Hill 16.7 6.2 12.8 48.3 0.2 0.7 31.4 4.1 5.4 76.9 18 1,026

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:+6,453+2,350+4,395+2.6+284+894+0.2+2,037+2,667+0.5+4+322
Grant Hill 17,137 6,345 13,126 48.3 219 697 31.4 4,228 5,498 76.9 18 1,026

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:+7.0+2.0+5.0+2.2+1.5+3.7+14.2+1.5+2.2+3.5+25
Grant Hill 13.4 5.1 10.9 46.9 0.1 0.5 23.8 3.0 3.9 78.1 8 39

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:+781+256+592+2.2+96+245+14.2+173+239+3.5+25
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
199482
Grant Hill 19.9
+3.9
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+0.7
199577
Grant Hill 20.2
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+0.3
199682
Grant Hill 21.4
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
199759
Grant Hill 21.1
+0.6
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819
Grant Hill 21.1
+4.7
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950
Grant Hill 25.8
+10.0
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
+3.1
200060
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014
Grant Hill 16.8
+7.0
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280
Grant Hill 14.5
+2.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358
Grant Hill 19.7
+9.1
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Grant Hill 15.1
+5.9
200621

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Grant Hill 14.4
+5.2
200765

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537
Grant Hill 13.1
+5.8
200870

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064
Grant Hill 12.0
+9.5
200982

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816
Grant Hill 11.3
+7.5
201081

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 3 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2011 to 2013—he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 158 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+0.6
199521
Grant Hill 19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
199612
Grant Hill 23.6
+0.3
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+31.0
19975
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+8.0
19994
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+20.3
20009
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.7
+12.7
20036
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+1.5
20044
Grant Hill 15.0
20074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050
Grant Hill 3.7
+3.7
20083

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080
Grant Hill 9.6
+9.6
201016

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.0 points in a total of 1 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4 ppg and his lowest 4.

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