Grant Hill vs. Jake LaRavia: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jake LaRavia 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Grant Hill has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Jake LaRavia didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Grant Hill has better playoff stats. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 9.7 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 4 seasons (16.7 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 16,143 points more (17,137 vs. 994).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+9.7
18
Jake LaRavia 7.0
4

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+16,143
18
Jake LaRavia 994
4

Points in the Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Grant Hill has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+13.4
8
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
+523
8
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+5
Jake LaRavia 0

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+70
Jake LaRavia 1

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+360
Jake LaRavia 6

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+776
Jake LaRavia 43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+889
Jake LaRavia 116

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Jake LaRavia 25
+4

Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Grant Hill's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+9.7+3.8+7.3+5.0+0.8+2.0+6.3+2.8+3.6+3.2+14+885
Jake LaRavia 7.0 2.4 5.5 43.3 1.0 2.7 37.7 1.3 1.8 73.7 4 141

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:+16,143+6,012+12,357+5.0+73+310+6.3+4,046+5,251+3.2+14+885
Jake LaRavia 994 333 769 43.3 146 387 37.7 182 247 73.7 4 141

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:+13.4+5.1+10.9+46.9+0.1+0.5+23.8+3.0+3.9+78.1+8+39
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+523+200+426+46.9+5+21+23.8+118+151+78.1+8+39
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+16.9
199570
Jake LaRavia 3.0
202335

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+9.4
199680
Jake LaRavia 10.8
202435

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+14.5
199780
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+10.7
199881
Jake LaRavia 10.4
20265

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 14 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1999 to 2013—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 715 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Jake LaRavia -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.7.