Grant Hill vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Grant Hill scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Austin Reaves has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 2.2 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (16.7 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 13,085 points more (17,137 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+2.2
18
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+13,085
18
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+3.3 points per game) while Grant Hill scored more points (+88).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Austin Reaves 16.7
+3.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
+88
8
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+4
Austin Reaves 1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+58
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+298
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+618
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+733
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+13
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+2
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Austin Reaves 24
+2

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
+12
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
+1
Austin Reaves 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:+2.2+1.4+2.9+0.3+1.6+4.1+5.6+1.0+1.8+9.4+14+746
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280

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:+13,085+5,006+10,341+0.3+274+637+5.6+3,347+4,477+9.4+14+746
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280

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:+3.3+0.7+1.8+1.5+2.2+5.7+14.1+0.2+0.7+11.1+5+13
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26

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:+88+50+96+1.5+56+140+14.1+44+68+11.1+5+13
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+12.6
199570
Austin Reaves 7.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+7.2
199680
Austin Reaves 13.0
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+5.5
199780
Austin Reaves 15.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+0.9
199881
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 14 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1999 to 2013—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 715 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+2.1
19963
Austin Reaves 16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+6.8
19975
Austin Reaves 16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Austin Reaves 16.2
+16.2
20255

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.7.