Grant Hill vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
Karl-Anthony Towns has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Karl-Anthony Towns 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 6.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (23.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 2,167 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns (17,137 vs. 14,970).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 18 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | +6.3 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +2,167 | 18 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,970 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+466).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 8 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +6.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | +466 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 435 | +69 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +189 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 630 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +355 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 650 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +21 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 12 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 22 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | +25 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 38 | |||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | +12 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1 | +1 | ||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 | |||
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: | +6.3 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +8.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +6.9 | +7 | +376 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.0 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 52.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.8 | 11 | 650 |
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: | +2,167 | +860 | +2,634 | +3.9 | +906 | +2,119 | +8.6 | +1,353 | +2,067 | +6.9 | +7 | +376 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,970 | 5,485 | 10,492 | 52.3 | 1,125 | 2,816 | 40.0 | 2,875 | 3,431 | 83.8 | 11 | 650 |
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: | +6.4 | +1.8 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +11.2 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +5.0 | +3 | +11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
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: | +466 | +146 | +301 | +0.6 | +70 | +193 | +11.2 | +104 | +116 | +5.0 | +3 | +11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Grant Hill's additional seasons: | ||||
* Grant Hill played 7 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.4 | +19.4 | 1999 | 5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 11.0 | +11.0 | 2000 | 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 18.2 | +18.2 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2024 | 16 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2025 | 18 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
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. |