Grant Hill vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson 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.

Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Allen Iverson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 10 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 7,231 points more (24,368 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Grant Hill	16.7		18
Allen Iverson	26.7	+10.0	14

Total Points			Seasons
Grant Hill	17,137		18
Allen Iverson	24,368	+7,231	14

Scoring Titles
Grant Hill	0
Allen Iverson	4	+4

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.9		1995	70
Allen Iverson	23.5	+3.6	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	20.2		1996	80
Allen Iverson	22.0	+1.8	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.4		1997	80
Allen Iverson	26.8	+5.4	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1998	81
Allen Iverson	28.4	+7.3	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1999	50
Allen Iverson	31.1	+10.0	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	25.8		2000	74
Allen Iverson	31.4	+5.6	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.8		2001	4
Allen Iverson	27.6	+13.8	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	16.8		2002	14
Allen Iverson	26.4	+9.6	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.5		2003	29
Allen Iverson	30.7	+16.2	2005	75

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.7		2005	67
Allen Iverson	33.0	+13.3	2006	72

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	15.1		2006	21
Allen Iverson	26.3	+11.2	2007	65

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.4		2007	65
Allen Iverson	26.4	+12.0	2008	82

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.1		2008	70
Allen Iverson	17.5	+4.4	2009	57

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	12.0		2009	82
Allen Iverson	17.5	+5.5	2009	57

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	11.3		2010	81
Allen Iverson	17.5	+6.2	2009	57

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.2		2011	80
Allen Iverson	13.8	+0.6	2010	28

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 2 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2012 to 2013—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 78 regular season games.