Penny Hardaway vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine 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.

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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Zach LaVine averages 5.6 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (20.8 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 3,247 points more (13,931 vs. 10,684).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 15.2
14
Zach LaVine 20.8
+5.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Penny Hardaway 10,684
14
Zach LaVine 13,931
+3,247
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Zach LaVine (+1.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,227).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 20.4
+1.1
8
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Penny Hardaway 1,304
+1,227
8
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 0
Zach LaVine 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 1
Zach LaVine 23
+22

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 41
Zach LaVine 126
+85

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 215
Zach LaVine 381
+166

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 502
Zach LaVine 576
+74

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 683
+20
Zach LaVine 663

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 21
+13
Zach LaVine 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 2
+2
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 8
+8
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 26
+24
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Penny Hardaway 62
+58
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Penny Hardaway 64
+60
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Penny Hardaway 0
Zach LaVine 0

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:+5.6+1.7+3.4+1.3+1.7+3.7+7.4+0.5+0.3+6.0+2+33
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.4 6.0 39.0 3.6 4.3 83.4 12 671

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:+3,247+979+1,849+1.3+1,075+2,451+7.4+214+52+6.0+2+33
Zach LaVine 13,931 4,974 10,580 47.0 1,578 4,042 39.0 2,405 2,883 83.4 12 671

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:+1.1+0.3+0.1+1.9+0.7+1.8+0.5+1.0+2.3+18.7+7+60
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+1,227+429+955+1.9+92+242+0.5+277+375+18.7+7+60
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.0
+5.9
199482
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.9
+6.9
199577
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 21.7
+2.8
199682
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.5
+3.8
199759
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.4
199819
Zach LaVine 23.7
+7.3
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 15.8
199950
Zach LaVine 25.5
+9.7
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.9
200060
Zach LaVine 27.4
+10.5
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.8
20014
Zach LaVine 24.4
+14.6
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.0
200280
Zach LaVine 24.8
+12.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 10.6
200358
Zach LaVine 19.5
+8.9
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Zach LaVine 23.3
+14.1
202574

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 9.2
200476
Zach LaVine 23.3
+14.1
202574

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 7.3
200537
Zach LaVine 20.1
+12.8
202617

Penny Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Penny Hardaway played 2 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2006 to 2008—he averaged 3.5 points in a total of 20 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 18.7
+18.7
19943
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.6
+19.6
199521
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 23.3
+23.3
199612
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 31.0
+31.0
19975
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
19980
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 19.0
+19.0
19994
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 20.3
+20.3
20009
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20010
Zach LaVine 19.3
+19.3
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20020
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 12.7
+12.7
20036
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway 16.5
+16.5
20044
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Penny Hardaway -
DNP
20050
Zach LaVine -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway didn't play in the postseason.

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