Grant Hill vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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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David Robinson 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 David Robinson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 4.4 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (21.1 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 3,653 points more (20,790 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
David Robinson 21.1
+4.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
18
David Robinson 20,790
+3,653
14

Scoring Titles

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+4.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,698).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
David Robinson 18.1
+4.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
David Robinson 2,221
+1,698
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
David Robinson 22
+17

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
David Robinson 186
+115

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
David Robinson 548
+182

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
David Robinson 889
+70

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+20
David Robinson 985

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+19
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
David Robinson 13
+13

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
David Robinson 55
+43

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
David Robinson 102
+80

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
David Robinson 120
+82

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
David Robinson 3
+2

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:+4.4+1.3+1.6+3.5+0.2+0.6+6.4+2.0+2.9+3.3+4+39
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

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:+3,653+1,020+1,095+3.5+194+597+6.4+1,807+2,703+3.3+4+39
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

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:+4.7+1.1+2.1+0.9+0.1+0.4+13.8+2.6+4.0+7.3+4+84
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

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:+1,698+568+1,178+0.9+4+11+13.8+566+815+7.3+4+84
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
199570
David Robinson 24.3
+4.4
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
199680
David Robinson 25.6
+5.4
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
199780
David Robinson 23.2
+1.8
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
David Robinson 23.4
+2.3
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199950
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+8.7
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
200074
David Robinson 27.6
+1.8
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
David Robinson 25.0
+11.2
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
David Robinson 17.7
+0.9
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
David Robinson 21.6
+7.1
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+3.9
200567
David Robinson 15.8
1999NBA Champion49

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
David Robinson 17.8
+2.7
200080

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
David Robinson 14.4
200180

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
+0.9
200870
David Robinson 12.2
200278

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
+3.5
200982
David Robinson 8.5
2003NBA Champion64

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 4 seasons more than David Robinson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 239 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
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
19963
David Robinson 25.8
+6.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
David Robinson 23.1
+23.1
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
19995
David Robinson 20.0
+0.6
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
David Robinson 25.3
+14.3
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
David Robinson 23.6
+23.6
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
David Robinson 19.4
+19.4
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
David Robinson 15.6
+15.6
1999NBA Champion17

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
David Robinson 23.5
+23.5
20004

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
20074
David Robinson 16.6
+1.6
200113

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
David Robinson 4.5
+0.8
20024

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
David Robinson 7.8
+7.8
2003NBA Champion23

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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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