Penny Hardaway vs. Nikola Jokic: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Nikola Jokic 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

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 Nikola Jokic, with 10 seasons played from 2016 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. Nikola Jokic
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic
Points
+300th
124th
174th
44th
Rebounds
+300th
75th
+300th
38th
Assists
178th
59th
87th
35th
Steals
128th
212nd
87th
94th
Blocks
+300th
263rd
190th
107th
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Penny Hardaway vs. Nikola Jokic
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic
Points
269th
45th
85th
10th
Rebounds
+300th
31st
+300th
16th
Assists
127th
30th
52nd
21st
Steals
56th
161st
20th
159th
Blocks
+300th
277th
268th
206th

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 Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
124th
+176 10,684 vs. 16,2105,526
Rebounds
+300th
75th
+225 3,146 vs. 8,1414,995
Assists
178th
59th
119 3,525 vs. 5,3831,858
Steals
128th
212nd
84 1,125 vs. 949176
Blocks
+300th
263rd
+37 312 vs. 536224
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 975 vs. 1,9831,008
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
47th
+253 2,171 vs. 6,1583,987
Field Goals Made
+300th
114th
+186 3,995 vs. 6,2362,241
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
212nd
+88 8,731 vs. 11,1422,411
3-Pointers Made
+300th
251st
+49 503 vs. 814311
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
242nd
+58 1,591 vs. 2,264673
Free Throws Made
+300th
187th
+113 2,191 vs. 2,924733
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
217th
+83 2,831 vs. 3,550719

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
704 vs. 74541
Seasons
190th
+300th
14 vs. 104

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
3rd
106 5 vs. 164159

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
42nd
+258 1 vs. 3029
50+ point games
-
40th
0 vs. 33
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
44th
130 1,304 vs. 2,5801,276
Rebounds
+300th
38th
+262 303 vs. 1,159856
Assists
87th
35th
52 394 vs. 712318
Steals
87th
94th
7 119 vs. 1163
Blocks
190th
107th
83 48 vs. 8234
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
38th
214 101 vs. 286185
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
27th
+273 202 vs. 873671
Field Goals Made
185th
39th
146 456 vs. 978522
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
54th
129 1,018 vs. 1,864846
3-Pointers Made
113rd
54th
59 101 vs. 16564
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
59th
69 266 vs. 425159
Free Throws Made
147th
67th
80 291 vs. 459168
Free Throws Attempted
147th
69th
78 390 vs. 556166

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
198th
+102 64 vs. 9430
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 71

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
3rd
36 1 vs. 2120

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
55th
20th
35 2 vs. 75
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
45th
224 15.18 vs. 21.766.58
Rebounds per game
+300th
31st
+269 4.47 vs. 10.936.46
Assists per game
127th
30th
97 5.01 vs. 7.232.22
Steals per game
56th
161st
105 1.60 vs. 1.270.32
Blocks per game
+300th
277th
+23 0.44 vs. 0.720.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
67th
+233 1.38 vs. 2.661.28
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
7th
+293 3.08 vs. 8.275.18
Field Goals Made per game
288th
39th
249 5.67 vs. 8.372.70
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
121st
169 12.40 vs. 14.962.55
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 1.090.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
260th
+40 2.26 vs. 3.040.78
Free Throws Made per game
254th
138th
116 3.11 vs. 3.920.81
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
156th
105 4.02 vs. 4.770.74

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Nikola Jokic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
10th
75 20.38 vs. 27.457.07
Rebounds per game
+300th
16th
+284 4.73 vs. 12.337.60
Assists per game
52nd
21st
31 6.16 vs. 7.571.42
Steals per game
20th
159th
139 1.86 vs. 1.230.63
Blocks per game
268th
206th
62 0.75 vs. 0.870.12
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
44th
+256 1.58 vs. 3.041.46
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
4th
+296 3.16 vs. 9.296.13
Field Goals Made per game
116th
7th
109 7.13 vs. 10.403.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
29th
83 15.91 vs. 19.833.92
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
93rd
38 1.58 vs. 1.760.18
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
123rd
29 4.16 vs. 4.520.37
Free Throws Made per game
107th
86th
21 4.55 vs. 4.880.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
108th
12 6.09 vs. 5.910.18

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.