Chris Bosh vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Chris Bosh 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Bosh 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 2.5 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (19.2 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 52 points more (17,189 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+2.5
13
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+52
13
Grant Hill 17,137
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Bosh has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+2.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+865).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
+2.2
6
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+865
6
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+5
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+11
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+56
Grant Hill 366

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
Grant Hill 819
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
Grant Hill 1,005
+113

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Grant Hill 21
+20

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+3
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+11
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+50
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+50
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Grant Hill 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+2.5+0.8+1.3+1.0+0.1+0.3+2.1+0.9+0.9+3.0+5+133
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
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+52+136+545+1.0+86+213+2.1+238+93+3.0+5+133
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
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+2.2+0.7+1.3+0.4+0.5+1.1+14.8+0.4+0.4+1.9+2+50
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+865+315+662+0.4+49+119+14.8+186+229+1.9+2+50
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
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Grant Hill 19.9
+8.4
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
Grant Hill 20.2
+3.4
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
+1.1
200670
Grant Hill 21.4
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+1.5
200769
Grant Hill 21.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
+1.2
200867
Grant Hill 21.1
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
200977
Grant Hill 25.8
+3.1
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+10.2
201070
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
+1.9
201177
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
+3.5
2012NBA Champion57
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
2013NBA Champion74
Grant Hill 19.7
+3.1
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
+1.1
201479
Grant Hill 15.1
200621

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 21.1
+6.7
201544
Grant Hill 14.4
200765

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 19.1
+6.0
201653
Grant Hill 13.1
200870

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 5 seasons more than Chris Bosh in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2009 to 2013—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 321 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+17.5
20076
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+4.6
20085
Grant Hill 19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
+14.0
2012NBA Champion14
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
+12.1
2013NBA Champion23
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
+14.9
201420
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150
Grant Hill 15.0
+15.0
20074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20160
Grant Hill 3.7
+3.7
20083

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 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.