Grant Hill vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Kyle Kuzma has a better scoring average 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 in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 0.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (17.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 7,927 points more than Kyle Kuzma (17,137 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+0.3
8

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+7,927
18
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+4.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+247).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+4.8
8
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
+247
8
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+3
Kyle Kuzma 2

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+31
Kyle Kuzma 40

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+162
Kyle Kuzma 204

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+375
Kyle Kuzma 444

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+466
Kyle Kuzma 539

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+19
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+12
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
+9
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
+8
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Kyle Kuzma 2
+1

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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:+0.3+0.3+1.6+3.4+1.7+5.1+2.0+2.0+2.4+4.8+10+485
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541

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:+7,927+2,842+5,336+3.4+826+2,430+2.0+3,069+3,890+4.8+10+485
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541

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:+4.8+1.9+2.7+7.6+0.9+3.1+3.8+1.8+2.3+5.0+5+7
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32

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:+247+97+164+7.6+27+95+3.8+80+99+5.0+5+7
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+3.8
199570
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+1.5
199680
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+8.6
199780
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+8.2
199881
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+4.0
199950
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+4.6
200074
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+8.4
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
+2.0
200214
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 10 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2003 to 2013—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 573 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.7 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+13.6
19975
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
+6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
+5.8
20255

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 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.