Grant Hill vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings 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 Grant Hill has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 2.6 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (16.7 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 9,336 points more (17,137 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+2.6
18
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+9,336
18
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+300).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+4.5
8
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
+300
8
Brandon Jennings 223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Brandon Jennings 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+4
Brandon Jennings 1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+38
Brandon Jennings 33

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+216
Brandon Jennings 150

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+461
Brandon Jennings 358

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+470
Brandon Jennings 535

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+1
Brandon Jennings 20

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Brandon Jennings 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+8
Brandon Jennings 4

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
+12
Brandon Jennings 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
+20
Brandon Jennings 18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Brandon Jennings 7
+6

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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:+2.6+1.2+9.6+1.4+4.1+3.1+1.6+2.3+2.7+9+471
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

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:+9,336+3,595+6,027+9.6+695+1,951+3.1+2,841+3,755+2.7+9+471
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

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:+4.5+1.9+2.3+9.7+0.7+2.9+1.3+1.7+1.5+4+14
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

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:+300+120+211+9.7+15+63+75+97+1.5+4+14
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+4.4
199570
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+4.0
199680
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+2.3
199780
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+3.6
199881
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+5.6
199950
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+10.4
200074
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
+6.9
20014
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
+9.7
200214
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
+7.4
200329
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+12.6
200567
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
+9.9
200621
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 7 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2007 to 2013—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 456 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Brandon Jennings 13.3
+13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Brandon Jennings 2.0
+2.0
20181

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 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.