Grant Hill vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 3.5 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (16.7 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 3,828 points more (17,137 vs. 13,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+3.5
18
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+3,828
18
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+1.8 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+601).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+1.8
8
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+601
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+4
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+29
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+100
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+200
Jermaine O'Neal 619

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+55
Jermaine O'Neal 950

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+40

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+12

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+30

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+44

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+14

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:+3.5+1.1+1.9+1.7+0.2+0.6+16.7+1.1+1.2+5.4+15
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+3,828+1,201+2,101+1.7+205+602+16.7+1,221+1,290+5.4+15
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+1.8+0.8+0.9+4.4+0.1+0.3+23.8+0.1+0.4+6.3+6+58
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+601+213+544+4.4+5+5+23.8+180+264+6.3+6+58
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+15.8
199570
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+15.7
199680
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+18.9
199780
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+17.2
199881
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+8.2
199950
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+6.8
200074
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+7.0
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+3.3
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+9.8
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+0.4
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
+4.3
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
+0.8
200765
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
200842

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+0.2
200968

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
200982
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+1.3
200968

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
201081
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+2.3
201070

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
+7.8
201180
Jermaine O'Neal 5.4
201124

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
+5.2
201249
Jermaine O'Neal 5.0
201225

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
201329
Jermaine O'Neal 8.3
+5.1
201355

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 1 season more than Grant Hill in the NBA.

In that year—his season 19 in 2014—he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 44 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+22.0
19975
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
+1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+9.6
19995
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+6.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+16.0
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+21.0
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+15.0
20074
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+9.6
20096

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+13.3
20096

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
+5.4
201016
Jermaine O'Neal 4.2
20105

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Jermaine O'Neal 5.8
+5.8
20119

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20120

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
+4.0
20131
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20130

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Jermaine O'Neal played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 7 games.

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