Junior Bridgeman vs. Grant Hill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Grant Hill and Junior Bridgeman, 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.

Junior Bridgeman played 12 years in the NBA, 6 less than Grant Hill, who played 18. Junior Bridgeman had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 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
Junior Bridgeman 12 6 1975-76 to 1986-87
Grant Hill 18 8 1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1975-761994-95
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 81 20.3 8.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.9 0.6 0.3 - 2.9 3.5 8.0 .439 - - - 1.6 2.0 .795
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 3 22.3 8.3 1.3 2.3 3.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 - 3.3 3.0 6.7 .450 - - - 2.3 3.7 .636
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1976-771995-96
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit 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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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 82 29.4 14.4 1.6 3.5 5.1 2.5 1.0 0.3 - 2.7 6.0 13.3 .449 - - - 2.4 2.8 .864
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1977-781996-97
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 82 22.9 13.6 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 5.8 11.5 .503 - - - 2.0 2.5 .810
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 9 19.8 10.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.9 3.4 4.9 10.1 .484 - - - 0.7 0.9 .750
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1978-791997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 82 23.9 15.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.0 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 6.6 13.0 .506 - - - 2.3 2.8 .829
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1979-801998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisPistons Lost East 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 81 28.6 17.6 1.3 2.4 3.7 2.9 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.7 7.3 15.3 .478 0.1 0.3 .185 2.8 3.3 .865
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 5 24.8 10.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.4 1.0 0.4 2.8 3.4 4.0 11.2 .357 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.0 .733
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1980-811999-00
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 77 28.8 16.8 1.0 2.7 3.8 3.0 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.0 14.3 .487 0.0 0.3 .143 2.8 3.1 .884
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 7 26.1 14.0 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 3.9 6.0 13.0 .462 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.9 2.3 .813
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1981-822000-01
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -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 %
Junior Bridgeman 41 22.5 12.5 0.9 2.1 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.2 5.1 10.6 .483 0.1 0.2 .444 2.2 2.5 .864
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1982-832001-02
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Junior Bridgeman 70 26.5 14.4 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.7 2.2 6.0 12.2 .492 0.0 0.2 .077 2.3 2.8 .837
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 9 34.2 16.9 2.3 2.7 5.0 3.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.9 6.8 14.4 .469 0.2 0.6 .400 3.1 3.3 .933
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1983-842002-03
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 81 30.0 15.1 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.3 0.7 0.2 1.8 2.8 6.3 13.5 .465 0.1 0.4 .194 2.4 3.0 .807
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 16 31.2 14.4 0.8 3.3 4.0 2.8 0.4 0.3 1.4 2.3 5.5 12.1 .456 0.1 0.6 .111 3.3 4.1 .815
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

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

Season 10

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1984-852004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 80 25.5 13.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 1.6 5.8 12.4 .465 0.2 0.5 .359 2.3 2.6 .879
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1985-862005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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 %
Junior Bridgeman 58 20.0 8.8 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 3.4 7.8 .441 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.1 .891
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
Season 1986-872006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman 34 12.3 5.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.5 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .167 0.5 0.6 .800
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 16

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
Grant Hill ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Junior Bridgeman Grant Hill
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 %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Junior Bridgeman ------- --- ----------
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 -