Penny Hardaway vs. Al Horford: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Al Horford all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Penny Hardaway, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 1994 to 2008, and Al Horford, with 18 seasons played from 2008 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Penny Hardaway vs. Al Horford
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Al Horford Penny Hardaway Al Horford
Points
+300th
165th
174th
51st
Rebounds
+300th
59th
+300th
16th
Assists
178th
162nd
87th
42nd
Steals
128th
265th
87th
52nd
Blocks
+300th
52nd
190th
14th
Years1418816

Penny Hardaway vs. Al Horford
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Al Horford Penny Hardaway Al Horford
Points
269th
+300th
85th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
159th
+300th
152nd
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
136th
268th
108th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
165th
+135 10,684 vs. 14,7054,021
Rebounds
+300th
59th
+241 3,146 vs. 8,9435,797
Assists
178th
162nd
16 3,525 vs. 3,629104
Steals
128th
265th
137 1,125 vs. 866259
Blocks
+300th
52nd
+248 312 vs. 1,300988
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
78th
+222 975 vs. 2,1691,194
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
39th
+261 2,171 vs. 6,7744,603
Field Goals Made
+300th
131st
+169 3,995 vs. 6,0622,067
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
170th
+130 8,731 vs. 11,9003,169
3-Pointers Made
+300th
180th
+120 503 vs. 976473
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
186th
+114 1,591 vs. 2,589998
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
2,191 vs. 1,605586
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,831 vs. 2,104727

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
69th
+231 704 vs. 1,138434
Seasons
190th
27th
163 14 vs. 184

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
202nd
93 5 vs. 23

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
-
1 vs. 01
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
51st
123 1,304 vs. 2,3531,049
Rebounds
+300th
16th
+284 303 vs. 1,5611,258
Assists
87th
42nd
45 394 vs. 625231
Steals
87th
52nd
35 119 vs. 15940
Blocks
190th
14th
176 48 vs. 243195
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
22nd
230 101 vs. 360259
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
9th
+291 202 vs. 1,201999
Field Goals Made
185th
44th
141 456 vs. 938482
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
50th
133 1,018 vs. 1,904886
3-Pointers Made
113rd
33rd
80 101 vs. 19897
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
40th
88 266 vs. 506240
Free Throws Made
147th
158th
11 291 vs. 27912
Free Throws Attempted
147th
170th
23 390 vs. 36030

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
11th
+289 64 vs. 197133
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 8 vs. 168

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
+300th
+31 15.18 vs. 12.922.25
Rebounds per game
+300th
159th
+141 4.47 vs. 7.863.39
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 3.191.82
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.760.84
Blocks per game
+300th
136th
+164 0.44 vs. 1.140.70
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
251st
+49 1.38 vs. 1.910.52
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
82nd
+218 3.08 vs. 5.952.87
Field Goals Made per game
288th
+300th
+12 5.67 vs. 5.330.35
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 10.461.95
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.860.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 2.280.02
Free Throws Made per game
254th
+300th
+46 3.11 vs. 1.411.70
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
+300th
+39 4.02 vs. 1.852.17

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Al Horford Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
+300th
+215 20.38 vs. 11.948.43
Rebounds per game
+300th
152nd
+148 4.73 vs. 7.923.19
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 3.172.98
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.811.05
Blocks per game
268th
108th
160 0.75 vs. 1.230.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
269th
+31 1.58 vs. 1.830.25
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
87th
+213 3.16 vs. 6.102.94
Field Goals Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 7.13 vs. 4.762.36
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 9.666.24
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 1.010.57
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 2.571.59
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 1.423.13
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 1.834.27

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.