Anthony Davis vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Grant Hill.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Grant Hill in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 7.4 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (24.1 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 1,863 points more (19,000 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+7.4
14
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,000
+1,863
14
Grant Hill 17,137
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+12.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,043).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+12.7
6
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,043
6
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Grant Hill 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+40
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+154
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 534
+168
Grant Hill 366

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 732
Grant Hill 819
+87

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 785
Grant Hill 1,005
+220

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Grant Hill 21
+18

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Grant Hill 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+23
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+34
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+36
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+21
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
Grant Hill 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.6 5.6 7.0 79.4 14 788
difference:+7.4+2.8+4.5+3.9+0.3+0.9+1.8+1.5+1.6+2.5+4+238
Grant Hill 16.7 6.2 12.8 48.3 0.2 0.7 31.4 4.1 5.4 76.9 18 1,026

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 19,000 7,107 13,611 52.2 377 1,273 29.6 4,409 5,552 79.4 14 788
difference:+1,863+762+485+3.9+158+576+1.8+181+54+2.5+4+238
Grant Hill 17,137 6,345 13,126 48.3 219 697 31.4 4,228 5,498 76.9 18 1,026

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60
difference:+12.7+4.5+6.8+7.3+0.5+1.4+7.5+3.4+3.7+5.9+2+21
Grant Hill 13.4 5.1 10.9 46.9 0.1 0.5 23.8 3.0 3.9 78.1 8 39

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60
difference:+1,043+374+633+7.3+31+94+7.5+264+304+5.9+2+21
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364
Grant Hill 19.9
+6.4
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+0.6
201467
Grant Hill 20.2
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+3.0
201568
Grant Hill 21.4
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+3.2
201661
Grant Hill 21.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+6.9
201775
Grant Hill 21.1
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+2.3
201875
Grant Hill 25.8
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+12.1
201956
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 26.1
+9.3
2020NBA Champion62
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 21.8
+7.3
202136
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 23.2
+3.5
202240
Grant Hill 19.7
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+10.8
202356
Grant Hill 15.1
200621

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.7
+10.3
202476
Grant Hill 14.4
200765

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.7
+11.6
202551
Grant Hill 13.1
200870

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 22.0
+10.0
20261
Grant Hill 12.0
200982

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 4 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 239 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+7.9
20154
Grant Hill 23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
+19.1
20189
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 27.7
+27.7
2020NBA Champion21
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 17.4
+17.4
20215
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20220
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 22.6
+22.6
202316
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 27.8
+12.8
20245
Grant Hill 15.0
20074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20250
Grant Hill 3.7
+3.7
20083

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP *
20260
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
* season in progress

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 4.