Penny Hardaway vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury 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.
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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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 4.1 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (19.3 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 5,613 points more (16,297 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | +4.1 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | +5,613 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+902).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +7.8 | 8 |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | +902 | 8 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 401 | +186 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 734 | +232 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 838 | +155 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +13 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 2 | +2 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | +18 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | +43 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 19 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | +35 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 29 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 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: | +4.1 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +1 | +142 |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +5,613 | +1,774 | +4,593 | +2.5 | +488 | +1,457 | +0.9 | +1,577 | +1,973 | +1.0 | +1 | +142 |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | 5,769 | 13,324 | 43.3 | 991 | 3,048 | 32.5 | 3,768 | 4,804 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +7.8 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +9.2 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +10.7 | +2.2 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +3 | +32 |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 35.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
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: | +902 | +306 | +596 | +9.2 | +74 | +167 | +10.7 | +216 | +290 | +0.4 | +3 | +32 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 150 | 422 | 35.5 | 27 | 99 | 27.3 | 75 | 100 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Penny Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Penny Hardaway played 1 season more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA. In that year—his season 14 in 2008—he averaged 3.8 points in a total of 16 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 23.3 | +23.3 | 1996 | 12 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 31.0 | +31.0 | 1997 | 5 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1999 | 4 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2004 | 4 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 12.7 | +12.7 | 2003 | 6 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2004 | 4 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 3.7 | +3.7 | 2009 | 14 |
Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Penny Hardaway didn't play in the postseason. |