Penny Hardaway vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points in the regular season. 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 2 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (15.2 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 2,625 points more than Penny Hardaway (13,309 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
+2.0
14
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+2,625
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+8.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+180).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+8.8
8
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+180
8
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+1

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+51

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+117

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+267

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+40

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
Jermaine O'Neal 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+5
Jermaine O'Neal 3

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
+2
Jermaine O'Neal 24

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
+10
Jermaine O'Neal 52

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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:+2.0+0.6+1.5+0.9+0.7+2.2+16.9+0.1+0.2+5.9+4+307
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+2,625+1,149+2,294+0.9+489+1,496+16.9+816+1,377+5.9+4+307
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+8.8+2.8+5.9+2.2+1.6+4.0+38.0+1.4+1.8+2.8+6+33
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+180+43+48+2.2+101+250+38.0+7+25+2.8+6+33
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+11.9
199482
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+16.4
199577
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+19.2
199682
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+16.6
199759
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
+3.5
199819
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
+3.2
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+3.9
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+10.3
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+12.3
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+9.5
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
+10.2
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+4.4
200842

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+6.0
200968

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 2.5
20064
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+11.1
201070

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 3.8
200816
Jermaine O'Neal 5.4
+1.6
201124

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 3 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 124 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+21.7
199612
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+29.5
19975
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+1.8
19994
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
20009
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+2.5
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+16.0
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.7
20036
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+8.3
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+13.3
20096

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20060
Jermaine O'Neal 4.2
+4.2
20105

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20080
Jermaine O'Neal 5.8
+5.8
20119

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6 ppg and his lowest 6.

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