Penny Hardaway vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway 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 Tim Hardaway 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, Tim Hardaway averages 2.5 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (17.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 4,689 points more (15,373 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +2.5 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | +4,689 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+3.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+361).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +3.6 | 8 |
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | +361 | 8 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +145 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | +217 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | +170 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +7 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 2 | +2 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | +2 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | +20 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | +11 | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Tim Hardaway | 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: | +2.5 | +0.8 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +3.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1 | +163 |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
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: | +4,689 | +1,645 | +4,345 | +2.6 | +1,039 | +2,754 | +3.9 | +360 | +432 | +0.8 | +1 | +163 |
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 5,640 | 13,076 | 43.1 | 1,542 | 4,345 | 35.5 | 2,551 | 3,263 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
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: | +3.6 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +5.5 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +6.0 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +1 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 32.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
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: | +361 | +127 | +181 | +5.5 | +9 | +78 | +6.0 | +116 | +157 | +0.5 | +1 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Tim Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tim Hardaway played 1 season more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2003—he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 10 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1994 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | 31.0 | +31.0 | 1997 | 5 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 26.0 | +26.0 | 1998 | 5 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | 9.0 | +9.0 | 1999 | 5 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Tim Hardaway played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.3 points in a total of 4 games. |