Penny Hardaway vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 total points during the season while Rajon Rondo scored more points in the postseason. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Penny Hardaway averages 5.4 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (15.2 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 1,347 points more (10,684 vs. 9,337).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | +5.4 | 14 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | +1,347 | 14 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+7.9 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+365).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +7.9 | 8 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | +365 | 10 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | +134 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | +56 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | +218 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +35 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | +2 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 82 | +20 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 131 | +67 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 3 | +3 | ||
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: | +5.4 | +1.6 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +16.3 | +2 | +253 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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: | +1,347 | +109 | +215 | +0.1 | +54 | +207 | +0.8 | +1,075 | +1,005 | +16.3 | +2 | +253 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
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 | +2.1 | +4.5 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +5.0 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +9.7 | +2 | +70 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
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: | +365 | +218 | +514 | +0.8 | +33 | +60 | +5.0 | +38 | +9.7 | +2 | +70 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Rajon Rondo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rajon Rondo played 4 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 5.2 points in a total of 174 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.4 ppg and his lowest 4.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1994 | 3 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 14.0 | +14.0 | 2011 | 9 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2000 | 9 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.5 | +9.5 | 2015 | 2 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 12.7 | +12.7 | 2003 | 6 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2018 | 9 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 8.9 | +8.9 | 2020 | 16 |
Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.2 ppg and his lowest 4.2. |