Devin Booker vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Devin Booker 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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Devin Booker 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 Devin Booker has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Grant Hill scored more points 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 7.7 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (24.4 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 685 points more than Devin Booker (17,137 vs. 16,452).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.4
+7.7
10
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 16,452
10
Grant Hill 17,137
+685
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+14.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+792).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+14.6
4
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
+792
4
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
Grant Hill 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
Grant Hill 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Grant Hill 0

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+32
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 211
+140
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 460
+94
Grant Hill 366

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 634
Grant Hill 819
+185

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 666
Grant Hill 1,005
+339

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
Grant Hill 21
+14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+8
Grant Hill 0

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+21
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+23
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
+25
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
+9
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 0
Grant Hill 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 24.4 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.4 5.2 6.0 87.3 10 673
difference:+7.7+2.3+5.6+1.9+1.9+5.3+4.0+1.1+0.6+10.4+8+353
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
Devin Booker 16,452 5,749 12,390 46.4 1,424 4,024 35.4 3,530 4,042 87.3 10 673
difference:+685+596+736+1.9+1,205+3,327+4.0+698+1,456+10.4+8+353
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
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+14.6+4.8+9.4+1.6+2.2+5.5+15.1+2.9+2.7+11.8+4+8
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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+792+264+529+1.6+105+262+15.1+159+157+11.8+4+8
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
Devin Booker 13.8
201676
Grant Hill 19.9
+6.1
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
+1.9
201778
Grant Hill 20.2
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
+3.5
201854
Grant Hill 21.4
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+5.5
201964
Grant Hill 21.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+5.5
202070
Grant Hill 21.1
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
202167
Grant Hill 25.8
+0.2
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+13.0
202268
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+11.0
202353
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
+12.6
202468
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+5.9
202575
Grant Hill 19.7
200567

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 8 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2006 to 2013—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 477 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.1 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+16.3
202122
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
+23.3
202210
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+33.7
202311
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
+27.5
20244
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 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.