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.

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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.

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, 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

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Karl-Anthony Towns 18
+13

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Karl-Anthony Towns 123
+52

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

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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:+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+1.6
199570
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
199680
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+4.9
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+0.1
199780
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+3.3
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199950
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+5.4
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+1.0
200074
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+10.8
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+4.0
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+7.3
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+4.7
202572

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.0
+2.9
20265

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 gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+8.4
19975
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+21.4
202518

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP *
20260
* 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.

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