Penny Hardaway vs. Kevin Love: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love, with 17 seasons played from 2009 to 2025, 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. Kevin Love
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Penny Hardaway Kevin Love
Points
+300th
149th
174th
214th
Rebounds
+300th
50th
+300th
96th
Assists
179th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
+300th
87th
288th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
190th
235th
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Penny Hardaway vs. Kevin Love
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Penny Hardaway Kevin Love
Points
270th
211st
85th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
56th
+300th
125th
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
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 Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
149th
+151 10,684 vs. 15,4214,737
Rebounds
+300th
50th
+250 3,146 vs. 9,4976,351
Assists
179th
+300th
+121 3,525 vs. 2,1721,353
Steals
128th
+300th
+172 1,125 vs. 577548
Blocks
+300th
+300th
312 vs. 36856
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
74th
+226 975 vs. 2,2161,241
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
26th
+274 2,171 vs. 7,2815,110
Field Goals Made
+300th
220th
+80 3,995 vs. 5,0741,079
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
185th
+115 8,731 vs. 11,5842,853
3-Pointers Made
+300th
38th
+262 503 vs. 1,6741,171
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
37th
+263 1,591 vs. 4,5422,951
Free Throws Made
+300th
106th
+194 2,191 vs. 3,5991,408
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
124th
+176 2,831 vs. 4,3461,515

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
209th
+91 704 vs. 952248
Seasons
194th
58th
136 14 vs. 173

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
160th
51 5 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
94th
+206 1 vs. 1110
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
214th
40 1,304 vs. 1,112192
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+204 303 vs. 734431
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 144250
Steals
87th
288th
201 119 vs. 5564
Blocks
190th
235th
45 48 vs. 417
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
168th
84 101 vs. 14039
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
66th
+234 202 vs. 594392
Field Goals Made
185th
260th
75 456 vs. 36294
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
225th
42 1,018 vs. 904114
3-Pointers Made
113rd
44th
69 101 vs. 17574
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
54th
74 266 vs. 441175
Free Throws Made
147th
230th
83 291 vs. 21378
Free Throws Attempted
147th
265th
118 390 vs. 249141

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
228th
+72 64 vs. 8824
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 62

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
270th
211st
59 15.18 vs. 16.201.02
Rebounds per game
+300th
56th
+244 4.47 vs. 9.985.51
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 2.282.73
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.610.99
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.390.06
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
131st
+169 1.38 vs. 2.330.94
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
25th
+275 3.08 vs. 7.654.56
Field Goals Made per game
289th
+300th
+11 5.67 vs. 5.330.34
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
+300th
+10 12.40 vs. 12.170.23
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
100th
+200 0.71 vs. 1.761.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
65th
+235 2.26 vs. 4.772.51
Free Throws Made per game
254th
155th
99 3.11 vs. 3.780.67
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
174th
87 4.02 vs. 4.570.54

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Kevin Love Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
+300th
+215 20.38 vs. 12.647.74
Rebounds per game
+300th
125th
+175 4.73 vs. 8.343.61
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.644.52
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.631.23
Blocks per game
268th
+300th
+32 0.75 vs. 0.470.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.58 vs. 1.590.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
52nd
+248 3.16 vs. 6.753.59
Field Goals Made per game
116th
+300th
+184 7.13 vs. 4.113.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
+300th
+188 15.91 vs. 10.275.63
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
61st
70 1.58 vs. 1.990.41
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
89th
63 4.16 vs. 5.010.86
Free Throws Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 4.55 vs. 2.422.13
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
+300th
+204 6.09 vs. 2.833.26

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.