Grant Hill vs. Maurice Lucas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Lucas and Grant 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.

Grant Hill played 18 years in the NBA, 6 more than Maurice Lucas, who played 12. Grant Hill had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Maurice Lucas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Grant Hill 18 8 1994-95 to 2012-13
Maurice Lucas 12 9 1976-77 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1994-951976-77
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Grant Hill 70 38.3 19.9 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.0 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.9 7.3 15.2 .477 0.1 0.4 .148 5.3 7.3 .732
Maurice Lucas 79 36.2 20.2 3.4 7.9 11.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 - 3.7 8.0 17.2 .466 - - - 4.2 5.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 19 38.5 21.2 2.3 7.6 9.9 4.2 1.5 1.2 - 4.2 8.6 16.6 .519 - - - 3.9 5.3 .743

Season 2

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1995-961977-78
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Grant Hill 80 40.8 20.2 1.6 8.2 9.8 6.9 1.3 0.6 3.3 3.0 7.1 15.3 .462 0.1 0.3 .192 6.1 8.1 .751
Maurice Lucas 68 31.2 16.4 2.7 6.4 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8 2.8 3.3 6.7 14.5 .458 - - - 3.0 4.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 3 38.3 19.0 1.3 6.0 7.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 2.7 4.3 7.3 13.0 .564 0.3 0.7 .500 4.0 4.7 .857
Maurice Lucas 6 38.8 17.2 3.2 9.3 12.5 2.5 0.7 0.3 3.2 4.7 7.7 18.0 .426 - - - 1.8 3.2 .579

Season 3

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1996-971978-79
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 80 39.3 21.4 1.5 7.5 9.0 7.3 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.3 7.8 15.7 .496 0.1 0.4 .303 5.6 7.9 .711
Maurice Lucas 69 35.7 20.4 2.8 7.6 10.4 3.1 1.0 1.2 3.4 3.7 8.2 17.5 .470 - - - 3.9 5.0 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 5 40.8 23.6 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.4 0.8 1.0 3.8 2.8 9.0 20.6 .437 0.0 0.0 - 5.6 7.8 .718
Maurice Lucas 3 34.7 11.0 0.7 10.0 10.7 6.0 1.0 0.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 13.7 .341 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 4

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1997-981979-80
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Grant Hill 81 40.7 21.1 1.1 6.5 7.7 6.8 1.8 0.7 3.5 2.4 7.6 16.8 .452 0.0 0.3 .143 5.9 8.0 .740
Maurice Lucas 63 29.9 14.7 2.3 6.3 8.5 3.3 0.7 1.0 3.5 3.5 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .222 2.8 3.8 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1998-991980-81
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Grant Hill 50 37.0 21.1 1.3 5.8 7.1 6.0 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.3 7.7 16.0 .479 0.0 0.3 .000 5.7 7.6 .752
Maurice Lucas 68 31.8 14.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 2.5 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.8 5.9 12.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.7 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 5 35.0 19.4 1.4 5.8 7.2 7.4 2.0 0.4 2.4 2.4 8.4 18.4 .457 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.2 .813
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 1999-001981-82
Team Detroit PistonsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 74 37.5 25.8 1.3 5.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 3.2 2.6 9.4 19.2 .489 0.5 1.3 .347 6.5 8.2 .795
Maurice Lucas 80 33.4 15.8 3.4 7.9 11.3 2.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.9 6.3 12.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 2 28.0 11.0 0.0 5.5 5.5 4.5 0.5 0.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 8.0 .375 0.5 1.0 .500 4.5 5.0 .900
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2000-011982-83
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 4 33.3 13.8 2.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.3 4.8 10.8 .442 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.0 6.5 .615
Maurice Lucas 77 33.6 16.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 2.8 0.7 0.6 2.9 3.6 6.4 13.6 .474 0.0 0.0 .333 3.6 4.6 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 2 28.5 13.0 2.5 3.5 6.0 4.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 2.5 6.0 10.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 8

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2001-021983-84
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 14 36.6 16.8 2.1 6.9 8.9 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.6 2.9 5.9 13.9 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 5.7 .863
Maurice Lucas 75 30.8 15.9 2.8 6.9 9.7 2.7 0.7 0.5 2.4 3.1 6.0 12.1 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 17 33.5 17.4 2.5 7.5 9.9 3.6 0.7 0.5 1.7 3.9 6.8 13.4 .511 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.6 .808

Season 9

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2002-031984-85
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 29 29.1 14.5 1.4 5.7 7.1 4.2 1.0 0.4 2.9 1.6 5.2 10.6 .492 0.0 0.1 .250 4.1 5.0 .819
Maurice Lucas 63 26.5 13.4 2.2 6.7 8.8 2.3 0.6 0.3 2.4 2.9 5.5 11.5 .476 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 3 28.0 19.7 4.0 7.0 11.0 3.3 0.7 0.7 2.7 4.0 7.3 15.7 .468 0.0 0.0 - 5.0 6.3 .789

Note: Grant Hill didn't play in 2003-04.

Season 10

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2004-051985-86
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 67 34.9 19.7 1.1 3.6 4.7 3.3 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.1 7.7 15.1 .509 0.0 0.2 .231 4.2 5.1 .821
Maurice Lucas 77 22.7 10.2 2.1 5.2 7.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 3.3 3.9 8.5 .462 0.0 0.0 .500 2.3 3.0 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 14 22.8 9.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.9 3.8 4.2 8.0 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .737

Season 11

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2005-061986-87
Team Orlando MagicSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 21 29.2 15.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.3 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.4 5.7 11.6 .490 0.1 0.4 .250 3.7 4.9 .765
Maurice Lucas 63 17.8 7.9 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 2.8 6.2 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas 14 18.9 7.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 3.1 2.5 6.4 .389 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 12

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2006-071987-88
Team Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 65 30.9 14.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.2 2.2 5.3 10.2 .518 0.0 0.2 .167 3.8 5.0 .765
Maurice Lucas 73 16.3 6.1 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.6 2.3 5.1 .450 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 4 35.8 15.0 0.5 5.0 5.5 3.8 0.5 0.3 2.5 2.0 4.8 9.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 8.3 .667
Maurice Lucas 4 15.8 2.5 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 1.0 3.3 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 13

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2007-08-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 70 31.7 13.1 1.1 4.0 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.2 5.1 10.2 .503 0.5 1.5 .317 2.4 2.8 .867
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 3 22.7 3.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2008-09-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 82 29.8 12.0 0.8 4.2 4.9 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 4.8 9.1 .523 0.3 0.9 .316 2.2 2.7 .808
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2009-10-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 81 30.0 11.3 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.0 4.1 8.7 .478 0.4 1.0 .438 2.5 3.1 .817
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 16 28.3 9.6 0.8 5.1 5.8 2.3 0.8 0.6 1.2 2.9 3.7 7.7 .480 0.2 1.0 .188 2.1 2.4 .868
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2010-11-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 80 30.1 13.2 1.0 3.3 4.2 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.7 2.3 5.0 10.3 .484 0.6 1.4 .395 2.7 3.2 .829
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2011-12-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 49 28.1 10.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.2 0.8 0.6 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.2 .446 0.3 1.1 .264 1.7 2.2 .761
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Grant Hill Maurice Lucas
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 29 15.1 3.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.3 1.3 3.4 .388 0.1 0.4 .273 0.5 0.8 .583
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Grant Hill 1 20.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Maurice Lucas ------- --- ----------