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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
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 | ||
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 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | 19.2 | +19.2 | 1997 | 9 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | 17.6 | +17.6 | 2000 | 16 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | 20.8 | +20.8 | 2001 | 5 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2007 | 4 |
| Allan Houston | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
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. |