Penny Hardaway vs. Dwight Howard: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Dwight Howard 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 Dwight Howard, with 18 seasons played from 2005 to 2022, 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. Dwight Howard
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard
Points
+300th
57th
174th
78th
Rebounds
+300th
10th
+300th
19th
Assists
178th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
146th
87th
129th
Blocks
+300th
13th
190th
13th
Years1418812

Penny Hardaway vs. Dwight Howard
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard
Points
269th
244th
85th
235th
Rebounds
+300th
20th
+300th
21st
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
37th
268th
21st

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 Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
57th
+243 10,684 vs. 19,4858,801
Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 3,146 vs. 14,62711,481
Assists
178th
+300th
+122 3,525 vs. 1,6761,849
Steals
128th
146th
18 1,125 vs. 1,08144
Blocks
+300th
13th
+287 312 vs. 2,2281,916
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 975 vs. 4,1513,176
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 2,171 vs. 10,4768,305
Field Goals Made
+300th
78th
+222 3,995 vs. 7,0513,056
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
162nd
+138 8,731 vs. 12,0163,285
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 22481
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 1031,488
Free Throws Made
+300th
33rd
+267 2,191 vs. 5,3613,170
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
8th
+292 2,831 vs. 9,4556,624

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
37th
+263 704 vs. 1,242538
Seasons
191st
28th
163 14 vs. 184

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
275th
166 5 vs. 14

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
184th
+116 1 vs. 43
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
78th
96 1,304 vs. 1,909605
Rebounds
+300th
19th
+281 303 vs. 1,4731,170
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 149245
Steals
87th
129th
42 119 vs. 9425
Blocks
190th
13th
177 48 vs. 248200
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
16th
236 101 vs. 441340
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
19th
+281 202 vs. 1,032830
Field Goals Made
185th
87th
98 456 vs. 681225
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
148th
35 1,018 vs. 1,156138
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 1100
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 7259
Free Throws Made
147th
50th
97 291 vs. 546255
Free Throws Attempted
147th
24th
123 390 vs. 997607

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
95th
+205 64 vs. 12561
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 8 vs. 124

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
55th
0 2 vs. 20
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
244th
25 15.18 vs. 15.690.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
20th
+280 4.47 vs. 11.787.31
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 1.353.66
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.870.73
Blocks per game
+300th
37th
+263 0.44 vs. 1.791.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
13th
+287 1.38 vs. 3.341.96
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
3rd
+297 3.08 vs. 8.435.35
Field Goals Made per game
288th
286th
2 5.67 vs. 5.680.00
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 9.672.73
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.020.70
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.082.18
Free Throws Made per game
254th
97th
157 3.11 vs. 4.321.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
26th
235 4.02 vs. 7.613.59

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
235th
150 20.38 vs. 15.275.10
Rebounds per game
+300th
21st
+279 4.73 vs. 11.787.05
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.194.96
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.751.11
Blocks per game
268th
21st
247 0.75 vs. 1.981.23
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
19th
+281 1.58 vs. 3.531.95
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
17th
+283 3.16 vs. 8.265.10
Field Goals Made per game
116th
268th
152 7.13 vs. 5.451.68
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 9.256.66
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. 0.064.10
Free Throws Made per game
107th
125th
18 4.55 vs. 4.370.18
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
29th
67 6.09 vs. 7.981.88

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.