Grant Hill vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James 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.

LeBron James is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 LeBron James has better scoring stats than Grant Hill in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 10.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (27.0 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 25,047 points more (42,184 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Grant Hill	16.7		18
LeBron James	27.0	+10.3	22

Total Points			Seasons
Grant Hill	17,137		18
LeBron James	42,184	+25,047	22

Scoring Titles
Grant Hill	0
LeBron James	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.9		1995	70
LeBron James	20.9	+1.0	2004	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	20.2		1996	80
LeBron James	27.2	+7.0	2005	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.4		1997	80
LeBron James	31.4	+10.0	2006	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1998	81
LeBron James	27.3	+6.2	2007	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	21.1		1999	50
LeBron James	30.0	+8.9	2008	75

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	25.8		2000	74
LeBron James	28.4	+2.6	2009	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.8		2001	4
LeBron James	29.7	+15.9	2010	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	16.8		2002	14
LeBron James	26.7	+9.9	2011	79

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.5		2003	29
LeBron James	27.1	+12.6	2012	62

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.7		2005	67
LeBron James	26.8	+7.1	2013	76

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	15.1		2006	21
LeBron James	27.1	+12.0	2014	77

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	14.4		2007	65
LeBron James	25.3	+10.9	2015	69

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.1		2008	70
LeBron James	25.3	+12.2	2016	76

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	12.0		2009	82
LeBron James	26.4	+14.4	2017	74

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	11.3		2010	81
LeBron James	27.5	+16.2	2018	82

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	13.2		2011	80
LeBron James	27.4	+14.2	2019	55

Season 17	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	10.2		2012	49
LeBron James	25.3	+15.1	2020	67

Season 18	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	3.2		2013	29
LeBron James	25.0	+21.8	2021	45

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 4 seasons more than Grant Hill in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 22, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 252 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	1995	0
LeBron James	-	DNP	2004	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.0	+19.0	1996	3
LeBron James	-	DNP	2005	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	23.6		1997	5
LeBron James	30.8	+7.2	2006	13

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	1998	0
LeBron James	25.1	+25.1	2007	20

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	19.4		1999	5
LeBron James	28.2	+8.8	2008	13

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	11.0		2000	2
LeBron James	35.3	+24.3	2009	14

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2001	0
LeBron James	29.1	+29.1	2010	11

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2002	0
LeBron James	23.7	+23.7	2011	21

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2003	0
LeBron James	30.3	+30.3	2012	23

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2005	0
LeBron James	25.9	+25.9	2013	23

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2006	0
LeBron James	27.4	+27.4	2014	20

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	15.0		2007	4
LeBron James	30.1	+15.1	2015	20

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	3.7		2008	3
LeBron James	26.3	+22.6	2016	21

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2009	0
LeBron James	32.8	+32.8	2017	18

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	9.6		2010	16
LeBron James	34.0	+24.4	2018	22

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2011	0
LeBron James	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 17	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	-	DNP	2012	0
LeBron James	27.6	+27.6	2020	21

Season 18	Points per game		Year	Games
Grant Hill	4.0		2013	1
LeBron James	23.3	+19.3	2021	6

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 24.5.