Grant Hill vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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
Joe Johnson 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 Joe Johnson 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.
On this page we compare: |
Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 0.7 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (16.7 points against 16.0). On the other hand Joe Johnson scored a total of 3,270 points more than Grant Hill (20,407 vs. 17,137).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Grant Hill | 16.7 | +0.7 | 18 |
Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Grant Hill | 17,137 | 18 | |
Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +3,270 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,305).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Grant Hill | 13.4 | 8 | |
Joe Johnson | 15.2 | +1.8 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +1,305 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
Grant Hill | 366 | |||
Joe Johnson | 414 | +48 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Grant Hill | 819 | |||
Joe Johnson | 967 | +148 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Grant Hill | 1,005 | |||
Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +250 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Grant Hill | 21 | |||
Joe Johnson | 22 | +1 |
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
Grant Hill | 0 | |||
Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Grant Hill | 12 | |||
Joe Johnson | 32 | +20 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Grant Hill | 22 | |||
Joe Johnson | 93 | +71 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Grant Hill | 38 | |||
Joe Johnson | 116 | +78 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Grant Hill | 1 | |||
Joe Johnson | 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: | +0.7 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +5.7 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +251 | |
Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 44.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 37.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +3,270 | +1,478 | +4,594 | +4.2 | +1,759 | +4,634 | +5.7 | +1,445 | +2,030 | +3.3 | +251 | |
Joe Johnson | 20,407 | 7,823 | 17,720 | 44.1 | 1,978 | 5,331 | 37.1 | 2,783 | 3,468 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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 | +2.8 | +4.3 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +10.1 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +5 | +81 |
Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
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: | +1,305 | +503 | +1,221 | +4.3 | +153 | +445 | +10.1 | +146 | +188 | +0.2 | +5 | +81 |
Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 703 | 1,647 | 42.7 | 158 | 466 | 33.9 | 264 | 339 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | 23.6 | +23.6 | 1997 | 5 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2005 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | 19.4 | +19.4 | 1999 | 5 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | 11.0 | +11.0 | 2000 | 2 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 20.0 | +20.0 | 2008 | 7 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2009 | 11 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 17.9 | +17.9 | 2010 | 11 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2011 | 12 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 17.2 | +17.2 | 2012 | 6 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2015 | 6 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 12.9 | +12.9 | 2017 | 11 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Joe Johnson | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2018 | 8 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Grant Hill | 4.0 | +4.0 | 2013 | 1 |
Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |