Penny Hardaway vs. Moses Malone: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Moses Malone 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 / 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 Moses Malone, with 19 seasons played from 1977 to 1995, 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. Moses Malone
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Penny Hardaway Moses Malone
Points
+300th
12th
174th
63rd
Rebounds
+300th
5th
+300th
32nd
Assists
178th
+300th
87th
+300th
Steals
128th
140th
87th
155th
Blocks
+300th
29th
190th
37th
Years1419812

Penny Hardaway vs. Moses Malone
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Penny Hardaway Moses Malone
Points
269th
63rd
85th
56th
Rebounds
+300th
15th
+300th
9th
Assists
127th
+300th
52nd
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
20th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
106th
268th
54th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Moses Malone's career don't have data for these stats.

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 Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
12th
+288 10,684 vs. 27,40916,725
Rebounds
+300th
5th
+295 3,146 vs. 16,21213,066
Assists
178th
+300th
+122 3,525 vs. 1,7961,729
Steals
128th
140th
12 1,125 vs. 1,08936
Blocks
+300th
29th
+271 312 vs. 1,7331,421
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 975 vs. 6,7315,756
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
9th
+291 2,171 vs. 9,4817,310
Field Goals Made
+300th
21st
+279 3,995 vs. 9,4355,440
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
26th
+274 8,731 vs. 19,22510,494
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
503 vs. 8495
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,591 vs. 801,511
Free Throws Made
+300th
3rd
+297 2,191 vs. 8,5316,340
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 2,831 vs. 11,0908,259

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
19th
+281 704 vs. 1,329625
Seasons
190th
12th
178 14 vs. 195

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
48th
+252 1 vs. 2625
50+ point games
-
29th
0 vs. 44
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
63rd
111 1,304 vs. 2,077773
Rebounds
+300th
32nd
+268 303 vs. 1,295992
Assists
87th
+300th
+213 394 vs. 136258
Steals
87th
155th
68 119 vs. 8435
Blocks
190th
37th
153 48 vs. 151103
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
7th
245 101 vs. 510409
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
38th
+262 202 vs. 785583
Field Goals Made
185th
67th
118 456 vs. 750294
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
77th
106 1,018 vs. 1,566548
3-Pointers Made
113rd
+300th
+187 101 vs. 1100
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
+300th
+172 266 vs. 7259
Free Throws Made
147th
46th
101 291 vs. 576285
Free Throws Attempted
147th
45th
102 390 vs. 756366

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
198th
+102 64 vs. 9430
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 8 vs. 124

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone 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 Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
63rd
206 15.18 vs. 20.625.45
Rebounds per game
+300th
15th
+285 4.47 vs. 12.207.73
Assists per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.01 vs. 1.353.66
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.820.78
Blocks per game
+300th
106th
+194 0.44 vs. 1.300.86
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
1st
+299 1.38 vs. 5.063.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 3.08 vs. 7.134.05
Field Goals Made per game
288th
107th
181 5.67 vs. 7.101.42
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
153rd
137 12.40 vs. 14.472.06
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.010.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.072.19
Free Throws Made per game
254th
17th
237 3.11 vs. 6.423.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
14th
247 4.02 vs. 8.344.32

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Moses Malone Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
56th
29 20.38 vs. 22.101.72
Rebounds per game
+300th
9th
+291 4.73 vs. 13.789.04
Assists per game
52nd
+300th
+248 6.16 vs. 1.454.71
Steals per game
20th
+300th
+280 1.86 vs. 0.890.97
Blocks per game
268th
54th
214 0.75 vs. 1.610.86
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
1st
+299 1.58 vs. 5.433.85
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
14th
+286 3.16 vs. 8.355.19
Field Goals Made per game
116th
65th
51 7.13 vs. 7.980.85
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
89th
23 15.91 vs. 16.660.75
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. 0.094.07
Free Throws Made per game
107th
30th
77 4.55 vs. 6.131.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
26th
70 6.09 vs. 8.041.95

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.