Penny Hardaway vs. Isaiah Hartenstein: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Isaiah Hartenstein 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 Isaiah Hartenstein 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Penny Hardaway averages 8.4 points more than Isaiah Hartenstein in his 7 seasons (15.2 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 8,100 points more (10,684 vs. 2,584).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
+8.4
14
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
+8,100
14
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,584
7

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 Isaiah Hartenstein (+13.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+970).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+13.6
8
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+970
8
Isaiah Hartenstein 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
+41
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
+211
Isaiah Hartenstein 4

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
+393
Isaiah Hartenstein 109

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
+341
Isaiah Hartenstein 342

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
Isaiah Hartenstein 37
+16

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+8
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
+26
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
+48
Isaiah Hartenstein 14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
+18
Isaiah Hartenstein 46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
Isaiah Hartenstein 3
+3

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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:+8.4+2.9+7.6+13.5+0.6+2.0+6.1+2.0+2.4+8.8+7+325
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.8 4.8 59.2 0.1 0.3 25.5 1.1 1.6 68.6 7 379

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:+8,100+2,919+6,914+13.5+476+1,485+6.1+1,786+2,241+8.8+7+325
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,584 1,076 1,817 59.2 27 106 25.5 405 590 68.6 7 379

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:+13.6+4.2+11.1+15.2+1.6+4.2+12.0+3.5+4.7+0.4+4+15
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.9 4.8 60.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 1.4 75.0 4 49

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:+970+315+783+15.2+100+264+12.0+240+322+0.4+4+15
Isaiah Hartenstein 334 141 235 60.0 1 2 50.0 51 68 75.0 4 49

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+14.1
199482
Isaiah Hartenstein 1.9
201928

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+16.2
199577
Isaiah Hartenstein 4.7
202023

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+16.6
199682
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+12.2
199759
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.3
202268

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
+11.4
199819
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.0
202382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
+8.0
199950
Isaiah Hartenstein 7.8
202475

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
+5.7
200060
Isaiah Hartenstein 11.2
2025NBA Champion57

Penny Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Penny Hardaway played 7 seasons more than Isaiah Hartenstein in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 275 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+16.7
19943
Isaiah Hartenstein 2.0
20192

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+31.0
19975
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
Isaiah Hartenstein 3.1
+3.1
202311

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+10.5
19994
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.5
202413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+12.2
20009
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.1
2025NBA Champion23

Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 12.7.