Grant Hill vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Klay Thompson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.9	+7.4	1995	70
Klay Thompson	12.5		2012	66

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	20.2	+3.6	1996	80
Klay Thompson	16.6		2013	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.4	+3.0	1997	80
Klay Thompson	18.4		2014	81

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1998	81
Klay Thompson	21.7	+0.6	2015	77

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1999	50
Klay Thompson	22.1	+1.0	2016	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	25.8	+3.5	2000	74
Klay Thompson	22.3		2017	78

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.8		2001	4
Klay Thompson	20.0	+6.2	2018	73

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	16.8		2002	14
Klay Thompson	21.5	+4.7	2019	78

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.5		2003	29
Klay Thompson	20.4	+5.9	2022	32

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.7		2005	67
Klay Thompson	21.9	+2.2	2023	69

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	15.1		2006	21
Klay Thompson	17.9	+2.8	2024	77

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.4	+0.4	2007	65
Klay Thompson	14.0		2025	72

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 6 seasons more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2008 to 2013—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 391 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	1995	0
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2012	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.0	+3.8	1996	3
Klay Thompson	15.2		2013	12

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	23.6	+7.2	1997	5
Klay Thompson	16.4		2014	7

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	1998	0
Klay Thompson	18.6	+18.6	2015	21

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.4		1999	5
Klay Thompson	24.3	+4.9	2016	24

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	11.0		2000	2
Klay Thompson	15.0	+4.0	2017	17

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2001	0
Klay Thompson	19.6	+19.6	2018	21

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2002	0
Klay Thompson	20.7	+20.7	2019	21

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2003	0
Klay Thompson	19.0	+19.0	2022	22

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2005	0
Klay Thompson	18.5	+18.5	2023	13

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2006	0
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	15.0	+15.0	2007	4
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2025	0

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 3.7.