George Hill vs. Clyde Lovellette Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clyde Lovellette and George Hill, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

George Hill played 15 years in the NBA, 4 more than Clyde Lovellette, who played 11. George Hill had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Clyde Lovellette had his rookie season in 1953-54. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
George Hill 15 13 2008-09 to 2022-23
Clyde Lovellette 11 10 1953-54 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2008-091953-54
Team San Antonio SpursMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 77 16.5 5.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.8 .403 0.3 0.9 .329 1.5 1.9 .781
Clyde Lovellette 72 17.4 8.2 - - 5.8 0.7 - - - 2.9 3.3 7.8 .423 - - - 1.6 2.3 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 4 19.0 5.8 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.8 2.0 .375 1.5 1.8 .857
Clyde Lovellette 13 20.4 10.5 - - 9.7 0.5 - - - 2.8 4.2 9.2 .450 - - - 2.2 4.5 .483

Season 2

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2009-101954-55
Team San Antonio SpursMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 78 29.2 12.4 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.8 4.5 9.5 .478 1.0 2.4 .399 2.3 3.0 .772
Clyde Lovellette 70 33.7 18.7 - - 11.5 1.4 - - - 3.7 7.4 17.0 .435 - - - 3.9 5.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 34.4 13.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.6 10.2 .451 1.1 2.9 .379 3.1 3.7 .838
Clyde Lovellette 7 28.1 16.7 - - 9.1 0.4 - - - 4.6 6.3 14.0 .449 - - - 4.1 5.7 .725

Season 3

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2010-111955-56
Team San Antonio SpursMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 76 28.3 11.6 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 1.0 2.7 .377 3.1 3.6 .863
Clyde Lovellette 71 35.5 21.5 - - 14.0 2.3 - - - 3.5 8.4 19.3 .434 - - - 4.8 6.6 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 6 31.5 11.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 8.3 .400 0.7 2.5 .267 4.3 5.0 .867
Clyde Lovellette 3 23.0 19.0 - - 8.3 2.0 - - - 4.3 6.3 13.0 .487 - - - 6.3 10.7 .594

Season 4

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2011-121956-57
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 50 25.5 9.6 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.0 3.4 7.6 .442 1.1 2.9 .367 1.8 2.3 .778
Clyde Lovellette 69 36.1 20.8 - - 13.5 2.0 - - - 3.6 8.3 19.5 .426 - - - 4.1 5.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 11 31.5 13.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.2 0.3 2.0 1.9 4.3 9.5 .448 1.4 3.6 .375 3.5 4.2 .848
Clyde Lovellette 5 36.2 24.2 - - 9.4 2.2 - - - 4.2 10.2 23.6 .432 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731

Season 5

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2012-131957-58
Team Indiana PacersCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsRoyals Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 76 34.5 14.2 0.6 3.1 3.7 4.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.8 5.1 11.5 .443 1.7 4.6 .368 2.3 2.8 .817
Clyde Lovellette 71 36.5 23.4 - - 12.1 1.9 - - - 3.3 9.6 21.7 .441 - - - 4.2 5.7 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 18 38.1 14.6 0.3 3.4 3.7 4.3 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 4.6 11.5 .401 1.9 5.3 .358 3.5 4.2 .829
Clyde Lovellette 2 36.0 16.5 - - 10.5 0.5 - - - 4.5 6.0 15.5 .387 - - - 4.5 7.0 .643

Season 6

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2013-141958-59
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 76 32.0 10.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 2.1 3.6 8.1 .442 1.3 3.4 .365 1.9 2.3 .807
Clyde Lovellette 70 22.8 14.4 - - 8.6 1.3 - - - 3.1 5.7 12.6 .454 - - - 2.9 3.6 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 36.2 12.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 2.3 4.2 9.4 .444 1.5 4.1 .364 2.3 3.2 .721
Clyde Lovellette 6 26.8 15.3 - - 9.8 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.8 11.7 .500 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786

Season 7

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2014-151959-60
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 43 29.5 16.1 0.6 3.6 4.2 5.1 1.0 0.3 1.6 2.6 5.9 12.4 .477 1.6 4.5 .358 2.6 3.3 .790
Clyde Lovellette 68 28.7 20.8 - - 10.6 1.9 - - - 3.6 8.1 17.3 .468 - - - 4.6 5.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette 14 30.4 17.6 - - 10.8 2.8 - - - 3.8 6.8 17.3 .393 - - - 4.0 4.9 .824

Season 8

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2015-161960-61
Team Indiana PacersSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 74 34.1 12.1 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.5 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.0 4.4 10.0 .441 1.7 4.2 .408 1.5 2.0 .760
Clyde Lovellette 67 31.5 22.0 - - 10.1 2.6 - - - 3.7 8.9 19.7 .453 - - - 4.1 4.9 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 7 33.6 13.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.1 2.3 4.6 8.1 .561 1.9 3.9 .481 2.6 3.1 .818
Clyde Lovellette 8 23.9 15.4 - - 6.5 1.4 - - - 2.9 5.8 14.3 .404 - - - 3.9 5.9 .660

Season 9

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2016-171961-62
Team Utah JazzSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 49 31.5 16.9 0.5 2.9 3.4 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.3 5.9 12.4 .477 1.9 4.8 .403 3.2 4.0 .801
Clyde Lovellette 40 29.8 20.9 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 3.4 8.5 18.1 .471 - - - 3.9 4.7 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 8 35.1 15.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.6 0.3 0.1 1.6 3.1 5.8 12.3 .469 1.5 3.9 .387 2.6 3.6 .724
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 10

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2017-181962-63
Team Sacramento Kings, Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 67 27.0 10.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .460 1.3 3.1 .415 1.6 2.1 .786
Clyde Lovellette 61 9.3 6.5 - - 2.9 1.6 - - - 2.2 2.6 6.2 .428 - - - 1.2 1.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 19 29.3 9.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.1 6.9 .450 0.8 2.7 .314 2.2 2.8 .774
Clyde Lovellette 6 6.7 3.0 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 2.2 1.2 4.3 .269 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 11

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2018-191963-64
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee BucksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 60 21.7 7.6 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.7 2.8 6.3 .452 0.8 2.6 .314 1.2 1.4 .824
Clyde Lovellette 45 9.7 6.7 - - 2.8 0.5 - - - 2.2 2.8 6.8 .420 - - - 1.0 1.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 15 26.3 11.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.3 4.2 7.9 .534 1.3 3.2 .417 1.8 2.2 .818
Clyde Lovellette 5 8.0 4.0 - - 1.4 0.4 - - - 1.6 1.6 6.8 .235 - - - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 12

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2019-20-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 59 21.5 9.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.4 3.3 6.4 .516 1.4 3.0 .460 1.4 1.7 .842
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 10 26.8 9.5 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.0 1.6 1.7 3.2 6.7 .478 1.0 2.8 .357 2.1 2.6 .808
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 13

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2020-21-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 30 22.4 8.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.2 6.6 .482 1.0 2.7 .388 1.3 1.7 .800
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 12 17.1 4.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.6 .442 0.7 1.6 .421 0.8 1.1 .769
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 14

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2021-22-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 54 23.2 6.2 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.1 .429 0.8 2.5 .306 1.1 1.1 .919
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 5 15.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.2 1.0 .200 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.4 1.000
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------

Season 15

George Hill Clyde Lovellette
Season 2022-23-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill 46 18.1 5.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.6 .470 0.7 2.1 .358 0.9 1.2 .764
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Hill ------- --- ----------
Clyde Lovellette ------- --- ----------