DeMarcus Cousins vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and DeMarcus Cousins 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while DeMarcus Cousins has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 2.9 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 4,335 points more than DeMarcus Cousins (17,137 vs. 12,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+2.9
11
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
11
Grant Hill 17,137
+4,335
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+356).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Grant Hill 13.4
+5.0
8

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Grant Hill 523
+356
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Grant Hill 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+8
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+26
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
Grant Hill 366
+50

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
Grant Hill 819
+277

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
Grant Hill 1,005
+355

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Grant Hill 21
+17

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Grant Hill 12
+12

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Grant Hill 22
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Grant Hill 38
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Grant Hill 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654
difference:+2.9+0.8+2.4+2.4+0.5+1.3+1.7+0.9+1.3+3.2+7+372
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
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654
difference:+4,335+1,783+3,202+2.4+207+591+1.7+976+1,087+3.2+7+372
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
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20
difference:+5.0+2.1+4.7+0.6+0.5+0.9+15.5+1.1+1.2+7.7+5+19
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
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20
difference:+356+141+302+0.6+6+7+15.5+80+97+7.7+5+19
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
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
201181
Grant Hill 19.9
+5.8
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
201264
Grant Hill 20.2
+2.1
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
201375
Grant Hill 21.4
+4.3
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+1.6
201471
Grant Hill 21.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+3.0
201559
Grant Hill 21.1
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+1.1
201665
Grant Hill 25.8
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+13.2
201772
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 25.2
+8.4
201848
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 16.3
+1.8
201930
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 8.9
202141
Grant Hill 19.7
+10.8
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 9.0
202248
Grant Hill 15.1
+6.1
200621

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 7 seasons more than DeMarcus Cousins 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
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20180
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20198
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 7.6
+7.6
20217
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 10.6
+10.6
20225
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

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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