Penny Hardaway vs. Arvydas Sabonis: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Arvydas Sabonis 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 Arvydas Sabonis, with 7 seasons played from 1996 to 2003, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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. Arvydas Sabonis
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis
Points
+300th
+300th
174th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
279th
Assists
178th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
+300th
87th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
291st
190th
190th
Years14787

Penny Hardaway vs. Arvydas Sabonis
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis
Points
269th
+300th
85th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
209th
+300th
188th
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
155th
268th
169th

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 Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
10,684 vs. 5,6295,055
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,146 vs. 3,436290
Assists
178th
+300th
+122 3,525 vs. 9642,561
Steals
128th
+300th
+172 1,125 vs. 370755
Blocks
+300th
291st
+9 312 vs. 494182
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
975 vs. 734241
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,171 vs. 2,702531
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
3,995 vs. 2,0821,913
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,731 vs. 4,1604,571
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 136367
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 4151,176
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
2,191 vs. 1,329862
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,831 vs. 1,6901,141

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
704 vs. 470234
Seasons
190th
+300th
14 vs. 77

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis 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 Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
+300th
+126 1,304 vs. 617687
Rebounds
+300th
279th
+21 303 vs. 37875
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 97297
Steals
87th
+300th
+213 119 vs. 4871
Blocks
190th
190th
0 48 vs. 480
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
+300th
+48 101 vs. 7229
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
197th
+103 202 vs. 306104
Field Goals Made
185th
+300th
+115 456 vs. 222234
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
+300th
+117 1,018 vs. 491527
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 1586
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 47219
Free Throws Made
147th
+300th
+153 291 vs. 158133
Free Throws Attempted
147th
+300th
+153 390 vs. 197193

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
64 vs. 5113
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 71

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis 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 Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
+300th
+31 15.18 vs. 11.983.20
Rebounds per game
+300th
209th
+91 4.47 vs. 7.312.84
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 2.052.96
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.790.81
Blocks per game
+300th
155th
+145 0.44 vs. 1.050.61
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.38 vs. 1.560.18
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
93rd
+207 3.08 vs. 5.752.67
Field Goals Made per game
288th
+300th
+12 5.67 vs. 4.431.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 8.853.55
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.290.43
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.881.38
Free Throws Made per game
254th
+300th
+46 3.11 vs. 2.830.28
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
+300th
+39 4.02 vs. 3.600.43

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Arvydas Sabonis Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
+300th
+215 20.38 vs. 12.108.28
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 4.73 vs. 7.412.68
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.904.25
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.940.92
Blocks per game
268th
169th
99 0.75 vs. 0.940.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.58 vs. 1.410.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
92nd
+208 3.16 vs. 6.002.84
Field Goals Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 7.13 vs. 4.352.77
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 9.636.28
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.291.28
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 0.923.23
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 3.101.45
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 3.862.23

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.