Grant Hill vs. Gary Payton: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Gary Payton 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Gary Payton 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 Gary Payton scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Grant Hill has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 0.4 points more than Gary Payton in his 17 seasons (16.7 points against 16.3). On the other hand Gary Payton scored a total of 4,676 points more than Grant Hill (21,813 vs. 17,137).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | +0.4 | 18 |
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | 18 | |
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | +4,676 | 17 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Gary Payton has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,632).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 8 | |
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | +0.6 | 15 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | +1,632 | 15 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | |||
| Gary Payton | 515 | +149 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | |||
| Gary Payton | 1,035 | +216 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | |||
| Gary Payton | 1,304 | +299 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | |||
| Gary Payton | 31 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Gary Payton | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 12 | |||
| Gary Payton | 47 | +35 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 22 | |||
| Gary Payton | 92 | +70 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 38 | |||
| Gary Payton | 150 | +112 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1 | |||
| Gary Payton | 4 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +0.4 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +1 | +309 |
| Gary Payton | 16.3 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
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: | +4,676 | +2,363 | +5,572 | +1.8 | +913 | +2,873 | +0.3 | +963 | +1,018 | +4.0 | +1 | +309 |
| Gary Payton | 21,813 | 8,708 | 18,698 | 46.6 | 1,132 | 3,570 | 31.7 | 3,265 | 4,480 | 72.9 | 17 | 1,335 |
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: | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +7.7 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +7.5 | +7 | +115 |
| Gary Payton | 14.0 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 44.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
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: | +1,632 | +655 | +1,512 | +2.8 | +132 | +414 | +7.7 | +190 | +285 | +7.5 | +7 | +115 |
| Gary Payton | 2,155 | 855 | 1,938 | 44.1 | 137 | 435 | 31.5 | 308 | 436 | 70.6 | 15 | 154 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 4.8 | +4.8 | 1991 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 15.8 | +15.8 | 1994 | 5 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 23.8 | +23.8 | 1997 | 12 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 24.0 | +24.0 | 1998 | 10 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 25.8 | +25.8 | 2000 | 5 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 18.5 | +18.5 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2005 | 7 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Gary Payton | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2006 | 23 |