Rui Hachimura vs. Penny Hardaway: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Rui Hachimura and Penny Hardaway 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 Rui Hachimura, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and Penny Hardaway, with 14 seasons played from 1994 to 2008, 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.

Rui Hachimura vs. Penny Hardaway
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
174th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
178th
+300th
87th
Steals
+300th
128th
+300th
87th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
190th
Years61448

Rui Hachimura vs. Penny Hardaway
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway
Points
--
269th
+300th
85th
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
127th
+300th
52nd
Steals
--
56th
+300th
20th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
268th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,318 vs. 10,6846,366
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,638 vs. 3,1461,508
Assists
+300th
178th
+122 439 vs. 3,5253,086
Steals
+300th
128th
+172 209 vs. 1,125916
Blocks
+300th
+300th
101 vs. 312211
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
342 vs. 975633
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,296 vs. 2,171875
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,691 vs. 3,9952,304
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,410 vs. 8,7315,321
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
376 vs. 503127
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
986 vs. 1,591605
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
560 vs. 2,1911,631
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
733 vs. 2,8312,098

Games and Years:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
337 vs. 704367
Seasons
+300th
190th
+110 6 vs. 148

Rankings by Points Scored:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
+300th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
174th
+126 382 vs. 1,304922
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
136 vs. 303167
Assists
+300th
87th
+213 24 vs. 394370
Steals
+300th
87th
+213 13 vs. 119106
Blocks
+300th
190th
+110 8 vs. 4840
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
252nd
+48 24 vs. 10177
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
112 vs. 20290
Field Goals Made
+300th
185th
+115 145 vs. 456311
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
183rd
+117 273 vs. 1,018745
3-Pointers Made
290th
113rd
177 48 vs. 10153
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
128th
+172 99 vs. 266167
Free Throws Made
+300th
147th
+153 44 vs. 291247
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
147th
+153 57 vs. 390333

Games and Years:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
31 vs. 6433
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Rankings by Points Scored:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
55th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
269th
12.81 vs. 15.182.36
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.86 vs. 4.470.39
Assists per game
--
127th
1.30 vs. 5.013.70
Steals per game
--
56th
0.62 vs. 1.600.98
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.440.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.01 vs. 1.380.37
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.85 vs. 3.080.76
Field Goals Made per game
--
288th
5.02 vs. 5.670.66
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
290th
10.12 vs. 12.402.28
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.710.40
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.93 vs. 2.260.67
Free Throws Made per game
--
254th
1.66 vs. 3.111.45
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
261st
2.18 vs. 4.021.85

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Rui Hachimura Penny Hardaway Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
85th
+215 12.32 vs. 20.388.05
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.39 vs. 4.730.35
Assists per game
+300th
52nd
+248 0.77 vs. 6.165.38
Steals per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.42 vs. 1.861.44
Blocks per game
+300th
268th
+32 0.26 vs. 0.750.49
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.77 vs. 1.580.80
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.61 vs. 3.160.46
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
116th
+184 4.68 vs. 7.132.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
112nd
+188 8.81 vs. 15.917.10
3-Pointers Made per game
137th
131st
6 1.55 vs. 1.580.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
270th
152nd
118 3.19 vs. 4.160.96
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
107th
+193 1.42 vs. 4.553.13
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
96th
+204 1.84 vs. 6.094.26

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.