Buddy Hield vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Buddy Hield 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Grant Hill has better scoring stats than Buddy Hield 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 1.7 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (16.7 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 6,360 points more (17,137 vs. 10,777).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 15.0
10
Grant Hill 16.7
+1.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,777
10
Grant Hill 17,137
+6,360
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+2.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+351).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Grant Hill 13.4
+2.6
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Grant Hill 523
+351
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Grant Hill 5
+3

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Grant Hill 71
+54

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 192
Grant Hill 366
+174

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 543
Grant Hill 819
+276

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 707
Grant Hill 1,005
+298

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 13
Grant Hill 21
+8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
+1
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Grant Hill 12
+9

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Grant Hill 22
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Grant Hill 38
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+2
Grant Hill 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.5 43.2 3.0 7.5 39.6 1.2 1.4 85.8 10 720
difference:+1.7+0.8+0.3+5.1+2.8+6.8+8.2+2.9+4.0+8.9+8+306
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
Buddy Hield 10,777 3,904 9,027 43.2 2,135 5,385 39.6 834 972 85.8 10 720
difference:+6,360+2,441+4,099+5.1+1,916+4,688+8.2+3,394+4,526+8.9+8+306
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
Buddy Hield 10.8 3.7 8.9 41.5 2.4 5.6 43.3 0.9 1.0 93.8 2 16
difference:+2.6+1.4+2.0+5.4+2.3+5.1+19.5+2.1+2.9+15.7+6+23
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
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16
difference:+351+141+284+5.4+34+69+19.5+103+135+15.7+6+23
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Grant Hill 19.9
+9.3
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Grant Hill 20.2
+6.7
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982
Grant Hill 21.4
+0.7
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Grant Hill 21.1
+1.9
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171
Grant Hill 21.1
+4.5
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Grant Hill 25.8
+10.2
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
+1.8
202281
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Grant Hill 14.5
+2.4
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582
Grant Hill 19.7
+8.6
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 7.5
20266
Grant Hill 15.1
+7.6
200621

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 7 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2007 to 2013—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 456 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
* season in progress

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

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