Vlade Divac vs. Penny Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Penny Hardaway and Vlade Divac 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 Penny Hardaway has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vlade Divac scored more total points in both stages. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Penny Hardaway averages 3.4 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (15.2 points against 11.8). On the other hand Vlade Divac scored a total of 2,714 points more than Penny Hardaway (13,398 vs. 10,684).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 16 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 15.2 | +3.4 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | +2,714 | 16 |
| Penny Hardaway | 10,684 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Penny Hardaway has a better career point average than Vlade Divac (+8.3 points per game) while Vlade Divac scored more points (+164).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 14 | |
| Penny Hardaway | 20.4 | +8.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | +164 | 14 |
| Penny Hardaway | 1,304 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 136 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 215 | +79 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 708 | +206 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 502 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,115 | +432 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 683 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 19 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 21 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 14 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 26 | +12 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 79 | +17 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 121 | +57 | ||
| Penny Hardaway | 64 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Penny Hardaway | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +8.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +8.2 | +2 | +430 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | 5,205 | 10,510 | 49.5 | 100 | 426 | 23.5 | 2,888 | 4,176 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +2,714 | +1,210 | +1,779 | +3.8 | +403 | +1,165 | +8.1 | +697 | +1,345 | +8.2 | +2 | +430 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 48.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +8.3 | +2.6 | +6.6 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +13.9 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +6 | +57 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | 541 | 1,128 | 48.0 | 13 | 54 | 24.1 | 373 | 510 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +164 | +85 | +110 | +3.2 | +88 | +212 | +13.9 | +82 | +120 | +1.5 | +6 | +57 |
| 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
Regular Season
Vlade Divac's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vlade Divac played 2 seasons more than Penny Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2004 to 2005—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 96 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 18.0 | +18.0 | 1997 | 3 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 11.6 | +11.6 | 1998 | 9 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 10.8 | +10.8 | 2001 | 8 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 13.5 | +13.5 | 2002 | 16 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 11.4 | +11.4 | 2003 | 12 |
| Penny Hardaway | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 12 games. |