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.

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.

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

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Joe Johnson 6
+1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Joe Johnson 91
+20

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

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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:+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+12.4
199570
Joe Johnson 7.5
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+10.4
199680
Joe Johnson 9.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+4.7
199780
Joe Johnson 16.7
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+4.0
199881
Joe Johnson 17.1
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+0.9
199950
Joe Johnson 20.2
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+0.8
200074
Joe Johnson 25.0
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Joe Johnson 21.7
+7.9
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Joe Johnson 21.4
+4.6
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Joe Johnson 21.3
+6.8
201076

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+1.5
200567
Joe Johnson 18.2
201172

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Joe Johnson 18.8
+3.7
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
Joe Johnson 16.3
+1.9
201372

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Joe Johnson 15.8
+2.7
201479

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
200982
Joe Johnson 14.4
+2.4
201580

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
201081
Joe Johnson 12.2
+0.9
201681

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
+4.0
201180
Joe Johnson 9.2
201778

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
+3.4
201249
Joe Johnson 6.8
201855

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
+1.2
201329
Joe Johnson 2.0
20221

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+13.7
19963
Joe Johnson 5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Joe Johnson 20.0
+20.0
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Joe Johnson 16.4
+16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Joe Johnson 17.9
+17.9
201011

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Joe Johnson 18.8
+18.8
201112

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Joe Johnson 17.2
+17.2
20126

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+0.1
20074
Joe Johnson 14.9
20137

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Joe Johnson 21.2
+17.5
201412

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Joe Johnson 16.5
+16.5
20156

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
201016
Joe Johnson 12.1
+2.5
201614

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Joe Johnson 12.9
+12.9
201711

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Joe Johnson 1.5
+1.5
20188

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
+4.0
20131
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20220