Penny Hardaway vs. Scottie Pippen: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Penny Hardaway and Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen, with 17 seasons played from 1988 to 2004, 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. Scottie Pippen
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen
Points
+300th
67th
174th
19th
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+300th
14th
Assists
178th
38th
87th
11th
Steals
128th
8th
87th
2nd
Blocks
+300th
113rd
190th
26th
Years1417816

Penny Hardaway vs. Scottie Pippen
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen
Points
269th
218th
85th
161st
Rebounds
+300th
295th
+300th
170th
Assists
127th
113rd
52nd
101st
Steals
56th
14th
20th
18th
Blocks
+300th
246th
268th
188th

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 Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
67th
+233 10,684 vs. 18,9408,256
Rebounds
+300th
96th
+204 3,146 vs. 7,4944,348
Assists
178th
38th
140 3,525 vs. 6,1352,610
Steals
128th
8th
120 1,125 vs. 2,3071,182
Blocks
+300th
113rd
+187 312 vs. 947635
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
102nd
+198 975 vs. 2,0681,093
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
66th
+234 2,171 vs. 5,4263,255
Field Goals Made
+300th
56th
+244 3,995 vs. 7,4203,425
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
60th
+240 8,731 vs. 15,7006,969
3-Pointers Made
+300th
177th
+123 503 vs. 978475
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
140th
+160 1,591 vs. 3,0021,411
Free Throws Made
+300th
159th
+141 2,191 vs. 3,122931
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
120th
+180 2,831 vs. 4,4371,606

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
56th
+244 704 vs. 1,178474
Seasons
190th
51st
139 14 vs. 173

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
38th
71 5 vs. 1712

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
152nd
+148 1 vs. 54
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
174th
19th
155 1,304 vs. 3,6422,338
Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 303 vs. 1,5831,280
Assists
87th
11th
76 394 vs. 1,048654
Steals
87th
2nd
85 119 vs. 395276
Blocks
190th
26th
164 48 vs. 185137
Offensive Rebounds
252nd
12th
240 101 vs. 466365
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
14th
+286 202 vs. 1,117915
Field Goals Made
185th
18th
167 456 vs. 1,335879
Field Goals Attempted
183rd
16th
167 1,018 vs. 3,0091,991
3-Pointers Made
113rd
30th
83 101 vs. 20099
3-Pointers Attempted
128th
21st
107 266 vs. 660394
Free Throws Made
147th
20th
127 291 vs. 772481
Free Throws Attempted
147th
17th
130 390 vs. 1,067677

Games and Years:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
10th
+290 64 vs. 208144
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 8 vs. 168

Triple-Doubles:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
13th
26 1 vs. 43

Rankings by Points Scored:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen 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 Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
269th
218th
51 15.18 vs. 16.080.90
Rebounds per game
+300th
295th
+5 4.47 vs. 6.361.89
Assists per game
127th
113rd
14 5.01 vs. 5.210.20
Steals per game
56th
14th
42 1.60 vs. 1.960.36
Blocks per game
+300th
246th
+54 0.44 vs. 0.800.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.38 vs. 1.760.37
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
195th
+105 3.08 vs. 4.611.52
Field Goals Made per game
288th
197th
91 5.67 vs. 6.300.62
Field Goals Attempted per game
290th
218th
72 12.40 vs. 13.330.93
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.71 vs. 0.830.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.26 vs. 2.550.29
Free Throws Made per game
254th
+300th
+46 3.11 vs. 2.650.46
Free Throws Attempted per game
261st
+300th
+39 4.02 vs. 3.770.25

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Penny Hardaway Scottie Pippen Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
85th
161st
76 20.38 vs. 17.512.87
Rebounds per game
+300th
170th
+130 4.73 vs. 7.612.88
Assists per game
52nd
101st
49 6.16 vs. 5.041.12
Steals per game
20th
18th
2 1.86 vs. 1.900.04
Blocks per game
268th
188th
80 0.75 vs. 0.890.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
163rd
+137 1.58 vs. 2.240.66
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
124th
+176 3.16 vs. 5.372.21
Field Goals Made per game
116th
171st
55 7.13 vs. 6.420.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
112nd
166th
54 15.91 vs. 14.471.44
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
+300th
+169 1.58 vs. 0.960.62
3-Pointers Attempted per game
152nd
277th
125 4.16 vs. 3.170.98
Free Throws Made per game
107th
204th
97 4.55 vs. 3.710.84
Free Throws Attempted per game
96th
177th
81 6.09 vs. 5.130.96

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.