Grant Hill vs. Chris Paul: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Paul 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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Chris Paul is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Chris Paul 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 21 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Paul averages 0.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (17.0 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 5,878 points more (23,015 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Chris Paul 17.0
+0.3
21

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
18
Chris Paul 23,015
+5,878
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Paul has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,458).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Chris Paul 20.0
+6.6
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Chris Paul 2,981
+2,458
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Chris Paul 8
+3

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Chris Paul 77
+6

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
Chris Paul 472
+106

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
Chris Paul 1,133
+314

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
Chris Paul 1,351
+346

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+17
Chris Paul 4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Chris Paul 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Chris Paul 18
+18

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Chris Paul 74
+62

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Chris Paul 134
+112

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Chris Paul 149
+111

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
+1
Chris Paul 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+0.3+0.2+1.4+1.2+3.0+5.6+0.5+1.3+10.2+3+329
Chris Paul 17.0 6.0 12.8 46.9 1.4 3.7 37.0 3.6 4.1 87.1 21 1,355

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:+5,878+1,803+4,231+1.4+1,642+4,336+5.6+630+82+10.2+3+329
Chris Paul 23,015 8,148 17,357 46.9 1,861 5,033 37.0 4,858 5,580 87.1 21 1,355

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:+6.6+2.3+4.4+1.4+1.5+3.9+13.5+0.5+0.2+7.3+7+110
Chris Paul 20.0 7.4 15.3 48.4 1.6 4.4 37.3 3.5 4.1 85.4 15 149

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:+2,458+906+1,861+1.4+239+633+13.5+407+464+7.3+7+110
Chris Paul 2,981 1,106 2,287 48.4 244 654 37.3 525 615 85.4 15 149

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+3.8
199570
Chris Paul 16.1
200678

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+2.9
199680
Chris Paul 17.3
200764

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+0.3
199780
Chris Paul 21.1
200880

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
Chris Paul 22.8
+1.7
200978

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+2.4
199950
Chris Paul 18.7
201045

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+9.9
200074
Chris Paul 15.9
201180

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Chris Paul 19.8
+6.0
201260

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Chris Paul 16.9
+0.1
201370

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Chris Paul 19.1
+4.6
201462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+0.6
200567
Chris Paul 19.1
201582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Chris Paul 19.5
+4.4
201674

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
Chris Paul 18.1
+3.7
201761

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Chris Paul 18.6
+5.5
201858

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
200982
Chris Paul 15.6
+3.6
201958

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
201081
Chris Paul 17.6
+6.3
202070

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
201180
Chris Paul 16.4
+3.2
202170

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
201249
Chris Paul 14.7
+4.5
202265

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
201329
Chris Paul 13.9
+10.7
202359

Chris Paul's additional seasons:

* Chris Paul played 3 seasons more than Grant Hill in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 21, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 8.9 points in a total of 141 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Chris Paul -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Chris Paul -
DNP
20070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
19975
Chris Paul 24.1
+0.5
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Chris Paul 16.6
+16.6
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Chris Paul -
DNP
20100

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Chris Paul 22.0
+11.0
20116

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Chris Paul 17.6
+17.6
201211

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Chris Paul 22.8
+22.8
20136

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Chris Paul 19.8
+19.8
201413

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Chris Paul 22.1
+22.1
201512

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Chris Paul 23.8
+23.8
20164

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
20074
Chris Paul 25.3
+10.3
20177

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Chris Paul 21.1
+17.4
201815

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Chris Paul 17.0
+17.0
201911

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
201016
Chris Paul 21.3
+11.7
20207

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Chris Paul 19.2
+19.2
202120

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Chris Paul 17.5
+17.5
202213

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
20131
Chris Paul 12.4
+8.4
20237

Chris Paul's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).

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