Harrison Barnes vs. Grant Hill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Grant Hill and Harrison Barnes, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Harrison Barnes played 14 years in the NBA, 4 less than Grant Hill, who played 18. Harrison Barnes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Grant Hill had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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 achievements, 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
Harrison Barnes 14 5 2012-13 to 2025-26
Grant Hill 18 8 1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2012-131994-95
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 81 25.4 9.2 0.7 3.5 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.7 3.4 7.8 .439 0.6 1.8 .359 1.8 2.3 .758
difference:+11+12.9+10.7+1.1+1.1+2.3+3.8+1.2+0.7-1.7-1.2+3.9+7.4+.038+0.5+1.4+.211+3.5+5.0+.026
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 12 38.4 16.1 1.5 4.9 6.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.8 6.0 13.5 .444 1.6 4.3 .365 2.5 2.9 .857
Grant Hill DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2013-141995-96
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 78 28.3 9.5 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.5 8.7 .399 0.8 2.4 .347 1.7 2.3 .718
difference:+2+12.5+10.7+0.8+5.1+5.8+5.4+0.5+0.3-2.2-1.0+3.6+6.6+.063+0.7+2.1+.155+4.4+5.8+.033
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 7 22.3 7.9 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.9 2.7 6.9 .396 1.1 3.0 .381 1.3 2.3 .563
difference:+4+16.0+11.1+0.3+3.0+3.3+2.6+0.9+0.4-2.0-2.4+4.6+6.1+.168+0.8+2.3+.119+2.7+2.4+.294
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

Season 3

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2014-151996-97
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 82 28.3 10.1 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.8 3.9 8.0 .482 1.1 2.6 .405 1.3 1.8 .720
difference:+2+11.0+11.3+0.1+3.4+3.5+5.9+1.1+0.4-2.3-0.5+3.9+7.7+.014+1.0+2.2+.102+4.3+6.1+.009
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 21 32.4 10.6 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 2.1 4.2 9.5 .440 1.0 3.0 .355 1.2 1.6 .735
difference:+16+8.4+13.0+0.5+1.1+1.6+3.9+0.5-2.8-0.7+4.8+11.1+.003+1.0+3.0+4.4+6.2+.017
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

Season 4

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2015-161997-98
Team Golden State WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 66 30.9 11.7 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.1 4.5 9.6 .466 1.2 3.2 .383 1.5 2.0 .761
difference:+15+9.8+9.4+0.1+2.7+2.8+5.0+1.2+0.5-2.6-0.3+3.1+7.2+.014+1.2+2.9+.240+4.4+6.0+.021
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 24 31.0 9.0 1.1 3.5 4.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 3.4 8.9 .385 1.1 3.2 .342 1.1 1.4 .765
Grant Hill DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 79 35.5 19.2 1.2 3.8 5.0 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.6 7.6 16.2 .468 1.0 2.8 .351 3.1 3.6 .861
difference:+29+1.5+1.9+0.1+2.0+2.1+4.5+0.8+0.3-2.4-0.7+0.1+0.2+.011+1.0+2.5+.351+2.6+4.0+.109
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 6

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 77 34.2 18.9 1.0 5.1 6.1 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.2 7.0 15.7 .445 1.5 4.3 .357 3.4 4.1 .827
difference:+3+3.3+6.9+0.3+0.2+0.5+3.2+0.8+0.4-1.7-1.4+2.4+3.5+.044+1.0+3.0+.010+3.1+4.1+.032
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 7

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 77 32.9 16.4 0.7 3.9 4.7 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 5.6 13.3 .420 2.3 5.7 .395 3.0 3.6 .824
difference:+73+0.4+2.6+1.3+0.4+1.6+4.8+0.7+0.3-1.5-0.7+0.8+2.5+.022+2.0+5.4+.605+1.0+2.9+.209
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor Grant Hill played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 72 34.5 14.5 1.1 3.9 4.9 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.3 5.1 11.0 .460 1.4 3.7 .381 3.0 3.7 .801
difference:+58+2.1+2.3+1.0+3.0+4.0+2.4+0.1-1.4-1.6+0.8+2.9+.034+1.4+3.6+.381+1.9+2.0+.062
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor Grant Hill played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 58 36.2 16.1 1.1 5.5 6.6 3.5 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.3 5.5 11.1 .497 1.7 4.4 .391 3.4 4.1 .830
difference:+29+7.1+1.6+0.3+0.2+0.5+0.7+0.3+0.2-1.3-0.3+0.3+0.5+.005+1.7+4.3+.141+0.7+0.9+.011
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor Grant Hill played in the postseason in their season 9

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

Season 10

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 77 33.6 16.4 1.1 4.5 5.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.2 5.1 10.8 .469 1.8 4.7 .394 4.4 5.4 .826
difference:+10+1.3+3.3+0.9+0.9+0.9+0.7+0.2-0.9-0.9+2.6+4.3+.040+1.8+4.5+.163+0.2+0.3+.005
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor Grant Hill played in the postseason in their season 10

Season 11

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 82 32.5 15.0 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 4.6 9.6 .473 1.6 4.3 .374 4.3 5.0 .847
difference:+61+3.3+0.1+0.4+0.3+0.7+0.7+0.4+0.2-0.7-1.1+1.1+2.0+.017+1.5+3.9+.124+0.6+0.1+.082
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 7 28.0 10.7 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 3.6 8.6 .417 0.9 3.6 .240 2.7 3.7 .731
Grant Hill DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 82 29.0 12.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2 4.2 8.9 .474 1.8 4.7 .387 1.9 2.4 .801
difference:+17+1.9+2.2+0.6+0.6+0.9+0.2+0.3-1.5-1.0+1.1+1.3+.044+1.8+4.5+.220+1.9+2.6+.036
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 13

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2024-252007-08
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 82 27.2 12.3 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.9 4.2 8.3 .508 1.9 4.4 .433 2.0 2.4 .809
difference:+12+4.5+0.8+0.1+1.4+1.2+1.2+0.4+0.6-0.8-1.3+0.9+1.9+.005+1.4+2.9+.116+0.4+0.4+.058
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 14

Harrison Barnes Grant Hill
Season 2025-262008-09
Team San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Harrison Barnes 19 30.7 12.4 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.7 4.3 8.7 .497 2.2 5.2 .424 1.5 1.7 .879
difference:+63+0.9+0.4+0.1+1.8+1.6+0.2+0.5-0.2-0.5+0.5+0.4+.026+1.9+4.3+.108+0.7+1.0+.071
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Harrison Barnes nor Grant Hill played in the postseason in their season 14

Additional Years

* Grant Hill played 4 seasons more than Harrison Barnes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—Grant Hill played in two Playoffs.