Grant Hill vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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 John Wall has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Grant Hill scored more points 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
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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 2 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (18.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 5,049 points more than John Wall (17,137 vs. 12,088).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
John Wall 18.7
+2.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+5,049
18
John Wall 12,088
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+8.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+287).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
John Wall 21.9
+8.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
John Wall 810
+287
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+20
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+98
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+239
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+358
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+21
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
John Wall 23
+11

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
John Wall 36
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
+1
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
+1
John Wall 0

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:+2.0+0.6+2.9+5.3+0.8+2.4+0.8+0.1+0.7+7+379
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

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:+5,049+1,972+2,955+5.3+432+1,324+0.8+1,537+2,030+0.7+7+379
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+8.5+2.6+7.5+5.0+0.8+3.0+2.9+2.5+2.8+4.1+4+2
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+287+86+256+5.0+30+110+2.9+85+96+4.1+4+2
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+3.5
199570
John Wall 16.4
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+3.9
199680
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+2.9
199780
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+1.8
199881
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+3.5
199950
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+5.9
200074
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
John Wall 23.1
+9.3
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
John Wall 19.4
+2.6
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
John Wall 20.7
+6.2
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
John Wall 20.6
+0.9
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
+3.7
200621
John Wall 11.4
202334

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 7 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2007 to 2013—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 456 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+2.0
19995
John Wall 17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
John Wall 26.0
+26.0
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

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