Grant Hill vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis 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 Grant Hill has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points in the postseason. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 4.7 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (16.7 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 11,508 points more (17,137 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | +4.7 | 18 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +11,508 | 18 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+1.3 points per game) while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points (+94).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | +1.3 | 8 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | +94 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 5 | +5 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +300 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +522 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +546 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +10 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 12 | +6 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 22 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 38 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | +1 | ||
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: | +4.7 | +1.8 | +3.9 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +11 | +556 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
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: | +11,508 | +4,263 | +8,966 | +1.7 | +83 | +282 | +1.4 | +2,899 | +3,808 | +1.7 | +11 | +556 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 2,082 | 4,160 | 50.0 | 136 | 415 | 32.8 | 1,329 | 1,690 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
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: | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +8.1 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +1 | +12 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
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: | +94 | +22 | +65 | +1.7 | +10 | +26 | +8.1 | +40 | +46 | +2.1 | +1 | +12 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 222 | 491 | 45.2 | 15 | 47 | 31.9 | 158 | 197 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Grant Hill's additional seasons: | ||||
* Grant Hill played 11 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2002 to 2013—he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 587 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.7 ppg and his lowest 3.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 23.6 | +23.6 | 1996 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 10.0 | +10.0 | 1999 | 13 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2003 | 6 |
Grant Hill's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 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. |