Penny Hardaway vs. Charles Oakley: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Charles Oakley 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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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 Charles Oakley, with 19 seasons played from 1986 to 2004, 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. Charles Oakley
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley
Points
+300th
266th
174th
122nd
Rebounds
+300th
22nd
+300th
25th
Assists
179th
206th
87th
158th
Steals
128th
72nd
87th
37th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
190th
223rd
Years1419815

Penny Hardaway vs. Charles Oakley
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley
Points
273rd
+300th
85th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
76th
+300th
59th
Assists
126th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
150th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
268th
+300th

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 Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
266th
+34 10,684 vs. 12,4171,733
Rebounds
+300th
22nd
+278 3,146 vs. 12,2059,059
Assists
179th
206th
27 3,525 vs. 3,217308
Steals
128th
72nd
56 1,125 vs. 1,351226
Blocks
+300th
+300th
312 vs. 38472
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 975 vs. 3,9242,949
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
16th
+284 2,171 vs. 8,2816,110
Field Goals Made
+300th
252nd
+48 3,995 vs. 4,835840
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
268th
+32 8,731 vs. 10,2631,532
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 68435
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 2691,322
Free Throws Made
+300th
223rd
+77 2,191 vs. 2,679488
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
219th
+81 2,831 vs. 3,522691

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
28th
+272 704 vs. 1,282578
Seasons
194th
13th
181 14 vs. 195

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
162nd
53 5 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley 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 Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
122nd
52 1,304 vs. 1,550246
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+275 303 vs. 1,4451,142
Assists
87th
158th
71 394 vs. 283111
Steals
87th
37th
50 119 vs. 17859
Blocks
190th
223rd
33 48 vs. 426
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
6th
246 101 vs. 519418
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
23rd
+277 202 vs. 926724
Field Goals Made
185th
118th
67 456 vs. 584128
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
124th
59 1,018 vs. 1,272254
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 1586
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 41225
Free Throws Made
147th
97th
50 291 vs. 36776
Free Throws Attempted
147th
91st
56 390 vs. 48696

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
58th
+242 64 vs. 14480
Playoffs
+300th
17th
+283 8 vs. 157

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley 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 Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
273rd
+300th
+27 15.18 vs. 9.695.49
Rebounds per game
+300th
76th
+224 4.47 vs. 9.525.05
Assists per game
126th
+300th
+174 5.01 vs. 2.512.50
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 1.050.54
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.300.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
27th
+273 1.38 vs. 3.061.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
60th
+240 3.08 vs. 6.463.38
Field Goals Made per game
291st
+300th
+9 5.67 vs. 3.771.90
Field Goals Attempted per game
291st
+300th
+9 12.40 vs. 8.014.40
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.050.66
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.212.05
Free Throws Made per game
256th
+300th
+44 3.11 vs. 2.091.02
Free Throws Attempted per game
264th
+300th
+36 4.02 vs. 2.751.27

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
+300th
+215 20.38 vs. 10.769.61
Rebounds per game
+300th
59th
+241 4.73 vs. 10.035.30
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.974.19
Steals per game
20th
150th
130 1.86 vs. 1.240.62
Blocks per game
268th
+300th
+32 0.75 vs. 0.290.46
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
15th
+285 1.58 vs. 3.602.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
70th
+230 3.16 vs. 6.433.27
Field Goals Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 7.13 vs. 4.063.07
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 8.837.07
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.101.47
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 0.283.87
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 2.552.00
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 3.382.72

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.