Penny Hardaway vs. David Robinson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and David Robinson 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 David Robinson, with 14 seasons played from 1990 to 2003, 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. David Robinson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway David Robinson Penny Hardaway David Robinson
Points
+300th
45th
174th
55th
Rebounds
+300th
35th
+300th
31st
Assists
179th
+300th
87th
159th
Steals
128th
67th
87th
53rd
Blocks
+300th
6th
190th
5th
Years1414812

Penny Hardaway vs. David Robinson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway David Robinson Penny Hardaway David Robinson
Points
270th
51st
85th
151st
Rebounds
+300th
38th
+300th
41st
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
107th
20th
159th
Blocks
+300th
4th
268th
6th

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 David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
45th
+255 10,684 vs. 20,79010,106
Rebounds
+300th
35th
+265 3,146 vs. 10,4977,351
Assists
179th
+300th
+121 3,525 vs. 2,4411,084
Steals
128th
67th
61 1,125 vs. 1,388263
Blocks
+300th
6th
+294 312 vs. 2,9542,642
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 975 vs. 3,0832,108
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
24th
+276 2,171 vs. 7,4145,243
Field Goals Made
+300th
61st
+239 3,995 vs. 7,3653,370
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
93rd
+207 8,731 vs. 14,2215,490
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 25478
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 1001,491
Free Throws Made
+300th
22nd
+278 2,191 vs. 6,0353,844
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
19th
+281 2,831 vs. 8,2015,370

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
162nd
+138 704 vs. 987283
Seasons
194th
194th
0 14 vs. 140

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
49th
60 5 vs. 149

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
54th
+246 1 vs. 2221
50+ point games
-
40th
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 11

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
55th
119 1,304 vs. 2,221917
Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 303 vs. 1,301998
Assists
87th
159th
72 394 vs. 280114
Steals
87th
53rd
34 119 vs. 15132
Blocks
190th
5th
185 48 vs. 312264
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
21st
231 101 vs. 367266
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
22nd
+278 202 vs. 934732
Field Goals Made
185th
63rd
122 456 vs. 768312
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
71st
112 1,018 vs. 1,604586
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 1100
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 10256
Free Throws Made
147th
34th
113 291 vs. 684393
Free Throws Attempted
147th
26th
121 390 vs. 966576

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
100th
+200 64 vs. 12359
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 8 vs. 124

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
39th
0 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
78th
23 2 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
270th
51st
219 15.18 vs. 21.065.89
Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 4.47 vs. 10.646.17
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 2.472.53
Steals per game
56th
107th
51 1.60 vs. 1.410.19
Blocks per game
+300th
4th
+296 0.44 vs. 2.992.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
24th
+276 1.38 vs. 3.121.74
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
28th
+272 3.08 vs. 7.514.43
Field Goals Made per game
289th
78th
211 5.67 vs. 7.461.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
159th
131 12.40 vs. 14.412.01
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.030.69
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.102.16
Free Throws Made per game
254th
20th
234 3.11 vs. 6.113.00
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
16th
245 4.02 vs. 8.314.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway David Robinson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
151st
66 20.38 vs. 18.062.32
Rebounds per game
+300th
41st
+259 4.73 vs. 10.585.84
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 2.283.88
Steals per game
20th
159th
139 1.86 vs. 1.230.63
Blocks per game
268th
6th
262 0.75 vs. 2.541.79
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 1.58 vs. 2.981.41
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
28th
+272 3.16 vs. 7.594.44
Field Goals Made per game
116th
185th
69 7.13 vs. 6.240.88
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
236th
124 15.91 vs. 13.042.87
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.011.57
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
+300th
+148 4.16 vs. 0.084.07
Free Throws Made per game
107th
53rd
54 4.55 vs. 5.561.01
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
31st
65 6.09 vs. 7.851.76

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.