Penny Hardaway vs. Ben Wallace: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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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 Ben Wallace, with 16 seasons played from 1997 to 2012, 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. Ben Wallace
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace
Points
+300th
+300th
174th
269th
Rebounds
+300th
36th
+300th
23rd
Assists
179th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
69th
87th
33rd
Blocks
+300th
14th
190th
12th
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Penny Hardaway vs. Ben Wallace
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace
Points
270th
+300th
85th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
73rd
+300th
27th
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
166th
20th
65th
Blocks
+300th
25th
268th
24th

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 Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
10,684 vs. 6,2544,430
Rebounds
+300th
36th
+264 3,146 vs. 10,4827,336
Assists
179th
+300th
+121 3,525 vs. 1,4372,088
Steals
128th
69th
59 1,125 vs. 1,369244
Blocks
+300th
14th
+286 312 vs. 2,1371,825
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
18th
+282 975 vs. 3,4442,469
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
30th
+270 2,171 vs. 7,0384,867
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
3,995 vs. 2,5691,426
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,731 vs. 5,4213,310
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 7496
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 511,540
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
2,191 vs. 1,1091,082
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
2,831 vs. 2,679152

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
97th
+203 704 vs. 1,088384
Seasons
194th
91st
103 14 vs. 162

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace 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 Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
269th
95 1,304 vs. 939365
Rebounds
+300th
23rd
+277 303 vs. 1,4541,151
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 173221
Steals
87th
33rd
54 119 vs. 19980
Blocks
190th
12th
178 48 vs. 250202
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
13th
239 101 vs. 463362
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
20th
+280 202 vs. 991789
Field Goals Made
185th
257th
72 456 vs. 36492
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
278th
95 1,018 vs. 755263
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 0101
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 10256
Free Throws Made
147th
238th
91 291 vs. 21180
Free Throws Attempted
147th
86th
61 390 vs. 505115

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
85th
+215 64 vs. 13066
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 80

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace 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 Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
270th
+300th
+30 15.18 vs. 5.759.43
Rebounds per game
+300th
73rd
+227 4.47 vs. 9.635.17
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 1.323.69
Steals per game
56th
166th
110 1.60 vs. 1.260.34
Blocks per game
+300th
25th
+275 0.44 vs. 1.961.52
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
19th
+281 1.38 vs. 3.171.78
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
59th
+241 3.08 vs. 6.473.38
Field Goals Made per game
289th
+300th
+11 5.67 vs. 2.363.31
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 4.987.42
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.010.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.052.21
Free Throws Made per game
254th
+300th
+46 3.11 vs. 1.022.09
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
+300th
+39 4.02 vs. 2.461.56

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
+300th
+215 20.38 vs. 7.2213.15
Rebounds per game
+300th
27th
+273 4.73 vs. 11.186.45
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.334.83
Steals per game
20th
65th
45 1.86 vs. 1.530.33
Blocks per game
268th
24th
244 0.75 vs. 1.921.17
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
18th
+282 1.58 vs. 3.561.98
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
26th
+274 3.16 vs. 7.624.47
Field Goals Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 7.13 vs. 2.804.33
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 5.8110.10
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.001.58
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 0.084.08
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 1.622.92
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 3.882.21

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.