Grant Hill vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki 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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Dirk Nowitzki 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 Dirk Nowitzki 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, Dirk Nowitzki averages 4 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (20.7 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 14,423 points more (31,560 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+4.0
21

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
18
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+14,423
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dirk Nowitzki has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+11.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,140).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+11.9
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,140
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+15

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+174

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+495

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+554

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+504

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+8
Dirk Nowitzki 13

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+46

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+97

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+120

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+107

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
+1
Dirk Nowitzki 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:+4.0+1.1+2.8+1.3+1.1+2.7+6.6+0.7+11.0+3+496
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 7.3 15.6 47.1 1.3 3.4 38.0 4.8 5.4 87.9 21 1,522

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:+14,423+4,824+10,608+1.3+1,763+4,513+6.6+3,012+2,741+11.0+3+496
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 11,169 23,734 47.1 1,982 5,210 38.0 7,240 8,239 87.9 21 1,522

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:+11.9+3.3+7.3+0.8+0.9+2.3+12.7+4.4+4.4+11.1+7+106
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 8.4 18.2 46.2 1.0 2.8 36.5 7.4 8.3 89.2 15 145

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:+3,140+1,020+2,216+0.8+144+387+12.7+956+1,053+11.1+7+106
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 1,220 2,642 46.2 149 408 36.5 1,074 1,204 89.2 15 145

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+11.7
199570
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+2.7
199680
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
199780
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+0.4
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+2.3
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199950
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+4.0
200380

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+4.0
200074
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
200477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+12.3
200578

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+9.8
200681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Dirk Nowitzki 24.6
+10.1
200778

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Dirk Nowitzki 23.6
+3.9
200877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Dirk Nowitzki 25.9
+10.8
200981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
Dirk Nowitzki 25.0
+10.6
201081

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Dirk Nowitzki 23.0
+9.9
2011NBA Champion73

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
200982
Dirk Nowitzki 21.6
+9.6
201262

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
201081
Dirk Nowitzki 17.3
+6.0
201353

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
201180
Dirk Nowitzki 21.7
+8.5
201480

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
201249
Dirk Nowitzki 17.3
+7.1
201577

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
201329
Dirk Nowitzki 18.3
+15.1
201675

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

* Dirk Nowitzki played 3 seasons more than Grant Hill in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 21, from 2017 to 2019—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 182 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.2 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+0.2
19975
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+28.4
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
19995
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+5.9
200317

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+15.6
20045

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+23.7
200513

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+27.0
200623

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Dirk Nowitzki 19.7
+19.7
20076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
20085

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
200910

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
20074
Dirk Nowitzki 26.7
+11.7
20106

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Dirk Nowitzki 27.7
+24.0
2011NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Dirk Nowitzki 26.8
+26.8
20124

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
+9.6
201016
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20130

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Dirk Nowitzki 19.1
+19.1
20147

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Dirk Nowitzki 21.2
+21.2
20155

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
20131
Dirk Nowitzki 20.4
+16.4
20165

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki didn't play in the postseason.

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