Grant Hill vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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 Grant Hill has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Kendrick Perkins scored more points in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 11.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (16.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 12,923 points more (17,137 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+11.3
18
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+12,923
18
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+8.3 points per game) while Kendrick Perkins scored more points (+212).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+8.3
8
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Kendrick Perkins 735
+212
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+5
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+71
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+359
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+686
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+337
Kendrick Perkins 668

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Kendrick Perkins 114
+93

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+12
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Kendrick Perkins 26
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Kendrick Perkins 122
+84

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Kendrick Perkins 21
+20

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:+11.3+4.0+8.7+4.6+0.2+0.7+31.4+3.1+3.7+17.5+4+244
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

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:+12,923+4,640+9,907+4.6+219+683+31.4+3,424+4,145+17.5+4+244
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

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:+8.3+3.1+6.9+3.2+0.1+0.5+23.8+1.9+2.3+11.9+1+104
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

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:+212+90+152+3.2+5+17+23.8+37+83+11.9+1+104
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+17.7
199570
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+17.7
199680
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+16.2
199780
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+16.6
199881
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+14.2
199950
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+17.3
200074
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
+3.7
20014
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
+10.8
200214
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
+9.4
200329
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+15.5
200567
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
+11.7
200621
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
+10.8
200765
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
+10.6
200870
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
201637

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
+9.0
200982
Kendrick Perkins 3.0
20181

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 4 seasons more than Kendrick Perkins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 239 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+17.5
19963
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+12.8
19995
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
+0.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
+5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
+4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
+4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
+2.2
201311

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
+3.2
201419

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+13.7
20074
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
+3.7
20083
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20160

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20180

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 4.

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