Penny Hardaway vs. Brook Lopez: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
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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 Brook Lopez, with 18 seasons played from 2009 to 2026, 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. Brook Lopez
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez
Points
+300th
90th
174th
180th
Rebounds
+300th
133rd
+300th
194th
Assists
179th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
+300th
87th
270th
Blocks
+300th
17th
190th
40th
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Penny Hardaway vs. Brook Lopez
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez
Points
275th
251st
85th
300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
126th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
55th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
32nd
268th
47th

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 Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
90th
+210 10,684 vs. 17,6877,003
Rebounds
+300th
133rd
+167 3,146 vs. 6,7983,652
Assists
179th
+300th
+121 3,525 vs. 1,6321,893
Steals
128th
+300th
+172 1,125 vs. 641484
Blocks
+300th
17th
+283 312 vs. 2,0841,772
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
79th
+221 975 vs. 2,1701,195
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
118th
+182 2,171 vs. 4,6282,457
Field Goals Made
+300th
92nd
+208 3,995 vs. 6,7382,743
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
108th
+192 8,731 vs. 13,5864,855
3-Pointers Made
+300th
131st
+169 503 vs. 1,114611
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
128th
+172 1,591 vs. 3,1521,561
Free Throws Made
+300th
165th
+135 2,191 vs. 3,097906
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
173rd
+127 2,831 vs. 3,8841,053

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
75th
+225 704 vs. 1,129425
Seasons
194th
29th
165 14 vs. 184

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
180th
6 1,304 vs. 1,25252
Rebounds
+300th
194th
+106 303 vs. 515212
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 76318
Steals
87th
270th
183 119 vs. 5762
Blocks
190th
40th
150 48 vs. 149101
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
100th
152 101 vs. 18382
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
179th
+121 202 vs. 332130
Field Goals Made
185th
169th
16 456 vs. 48327
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
212nd
29 1,018 vs. 94177
3-Pointers Made
113rd
129th
16 101 vs. 947
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
110th
18 266 vs. 28418
Free Throws Made
147th
263rd
116 291 vs. 19299
Free Throws Attempted
147th
285th
138 390 vs. 232158

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
220th
+80 64 vs. 8925
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 8 vs. 91

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
275th
251st
24 15.18 vs. 15.670.49
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.47 vs. 6.021.55
Assists per game
126th
+300th
+174 5.01 vs. 1.453.56
Steals per game
55th
+300th
+245 1.60 vs. 0.571.03
Blocks per game
+300th
32nd
+268 0.44 vs. 1.851.40
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
249th
+51 1.38 vs. 1.920.54
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
283rd
+17 3.08 vs. 4.101.02
Field Goals Made per game
292nd
242nd
50 5.67 vs. 5.970.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
292nd
+300th
+8 12.40 vs. 12.030.37
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.990.27
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 2.790.53
Free Throws Made per game
256th
+300th
+44 3.11 vs. 2.740.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
264th
+300th
+36 4.02 vs. 3.440.58

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Brook Lopez Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
300th
215 20.38 vs. 14.076.31
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.73 vs. 5.791.05
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 0.855.30
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.641.22
Blocks per game
268th
47th
221 0.75 vs. 1.670.92
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
210th
+90 1.58 vs. 2.060.48
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.16 vs. 3.730.57
Field Goals Made per game
116th
273rd
157 7.13 vs. 5.431.70
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 10.575.33
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
296th
165 1.58 vs. 1.060.52
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
270th
118 4.16 vs. 3.190.97
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 2.162.39
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 2.613.49

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.