Grant Hill vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston and Grant Hill 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 Allan Houston 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 0.6 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (17.3 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 2,586 points more than Allan Houston (17,137 vs. 14,551).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Allan Houston 17.3
+0.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+2,586
18
Allan Houston 14,551
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+691).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Allan Houston 19.3
+5.9
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Allan Houston 1,214
+691
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+1
Allan Houston 4

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+8
Allan Houston 63

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+37
Allan Houston 329

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+135
Allan Houston 684

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+181
Allan Houston 824

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+6
Allan Houston 15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Allan Houston 6
+6

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Allan Houston 25
+13

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Allan Houston 61
+39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Allan Houston 63
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
+1
Allan Houston 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+0.6+0.2+1.5+3.9+1.4+3.2+8.8+1.0+1.8+9.4+6+187
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Grant Hill 17,137 6,345 13,126 48.3 219 697 31.4 4,228 5,498 76.9 18 1,026
difference:+2,586+1,008+1,109+3.9+1,086+2,550+8.8+1,656+2,519+9.4+6+187
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Grant Hill 13.4 5.1 10.9 46.9 0.1 0.5 23.8 3.0 3.9 78.1 8 39
difference:+5.9+1.8+4.5+2.1+1.1+2.4+18.2+1.3+0.9+10.3+2+24
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39
difference:+691+235+544+2.1+71+160+18.2+150+152+10.3+2+24
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+11.4
199570
Allan Houston 8.5
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+5.7
199680
Allan Houston 14.5
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+1.7
199780
Allan Houston 19.7
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+6.3
199881
Allan Houston 14.8
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+2.7
199950
Allan Houston 18.4
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+9.5
200074
Allan Houston 16.3
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Allan Houston 19.7
+5.9
200082

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Allan Houston 18.7
+1.9
200178

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Allan Houston 20.4
+5.9
200277

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Allan Houston 22.5
+2.8
200382

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Allan Houston 18.5
+3.4
200450

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
+2.5
200765
Allan Houston 11.9
200520

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 6 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2008 to 2013—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 391 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
19975
Allan Houston 25.0
+1.4
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Allan Houston 19.2
+19.2
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
19995
Allan Houston 21.1
+1.7
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Allan Houston 18.5
+7.5
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Allan Houston 17.6
+17.6
200016

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Allan Houston 20.8
+20.8
20015

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+15.0
20074
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 3.7.