Grant Hill vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard 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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Damian Lillard 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 Damian Lillard 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 8.4 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (25.1 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 5,461 points more (22,598 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Damian Lillard 25.1
+8.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
18
Damian Lillard 22,598
+5,461
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+11.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,192).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Damian Lillard 25.2
+11.8
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,192
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Damian Lillard 60
+55

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Damian Lillard 265
+194

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
Damian Lillard 650
+284

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
Damian Lillard 882
+63

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+105
Damian Lillard 900

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+21
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Damian Lillard 46
+34

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Damian Lillard 66
+44

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Damian Lillard 67
+29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Damian Lillard 1

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:+8.4+1.9+5.6+4.5+2.9+7.7+5.7+1.7+1.1+13.0+5+126
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900

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:+5,461+921+3,442+4.5+2,585+6,859+5.7+1,034+355+13.0+5+126
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900

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:+11.8+2.9+8.6+6.1+3.2+8.4+13.0+3.0+2.9+11.2+2+29
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68

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:+1,192+341+898+6.1+217+582+13.0+293+309+11.2+2+29
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+0.9
199570
Damian Lillard 19.0
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
199680
Damian Lillard 20.7
+0.5
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+0.4
199780
Damian Lillard 21.0
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
Damian Lillard 25.1
+4.0
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199950
Damian Lillard 27.0
+5.9
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
200074
Damian Lillard 26.9
+1.1
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Damian Lillard 25.8
+12.0
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Damian Lillard 30.0
+13.2
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Damian Lillard 28.8
+14.3
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Damian Lillard 24.0
+4.3
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Damian Lillard 32.2
+17.1
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
Damian Lillard 24.3
+9.9
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Damian Lillard 24.9
+11.8
202558

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 5 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2009 to 2013—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 321 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
19963
Damian Lillard 22.9
+3.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+2.0
19975
Damian Lillard 21.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
19995
Damian Lillard 27.8
+8.4
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Damian Lillard 18.5
+7.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Damian Lillard 26.9
+26.9
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Damian Lillard 24.3
+24.3
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Damian Lillard 34.3
+34.3
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
20074
Damian Lillard 31.3
+16.3
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Damian Lillard 7.0
+3.3
20253

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 4.

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