Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Penny Hardaway.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Penny Hardaway 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 9.2 points more than Penny Hardaway in his 14 seasons (24.4 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 610 points more (11,294 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | +9.2 | 7 |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | +610 | 7 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Penny Hardaway (+5.4 points per game) while Penny Hardaway scored more points (+118).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +5.4 | 4 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 4 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | +118 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 4 | +4 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 313 | +98 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 421 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | +81 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 460 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | +223 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +8 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | +21 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | +18 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 50.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
| difference: | +9.2 | +2.8 | +4.6 | +4.3 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +2.9 | +3.0 | +8.8 | +7 | +242 |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | 5.7 | 12.4 | 45.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 31.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 77.4 | 14 | 704 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | 3,943 | 7,872 | 50.1 | 614 | 1,729 | 35.5 | 2,794 | 3,243 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
| difference: | +610 | +52 | +859 | +4.3 | +111 | +138 | +3.9 | +603 | +412 | +8.8 | +7 | +242 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 3,995 | 8,731 | 45.8 | 503 | 1,591 | 31.6 | 2,191 | 2,831 | 77.4 | 14 | 704 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +5.4 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +3.0 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +11.3 | +4 | +18 |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 44.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 74.6 | 8 | 64 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +118 | +45 | +140 | +2.0 | +30 | +63 | +3.0 | +2 | +49 | +11.3 | +4 | +18 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 456 | 1,018 | 44.8 | 101 | 266 | 38.0 | 291 | 390 | 74.6 | 8 | 64 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 10.8 | 2019 | 82 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 16.0 | +5.2 | 1994 | 82 |
Penny Hardaway's additional seasons: | ||||
* Penny Hardaway played 7 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2001 to 2008—he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 275 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 23.3 | +23.3 | 1996 | 12 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | 31.0 | +31.0 | 1997 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Penny Hardaway's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Penny Hardaway played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 12.7. |