Grant Hill vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard 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 stats than Payton Pritchard 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 7.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (16.7 points against 9.2), and he also scored a total of 13,896 points more (17,137 vs. 3,241).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+7.5
18
Payton Pritchard 9.2
6

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+13,896
18
Payton Pritchard 3,241
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+107).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+7.4
8
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
+107
8
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+4
Payton Pritchard 1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+66
Payton Pritchard 5

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+323
Payton Pritchard 43

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+678
Payton Pritchard 141

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+697
Payton Pritchard 308

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Payton Pritchard 45
+24

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+11
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Payton Pritchard 47
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Payton Pritchard 22
+21

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:+7.5+2.8+5.4+3.1+1.7+4.1+7.9+3.5+4.7+8.0+12+673
Payton Pritchard 9.2 3.4 7.4 45.2 1.9 4.8 39.3 0.6 0.7 84.9 6 353

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:+13,896+5,160+10,504+3.1+450+1,004+7.9+4,026+5,260+8.0+12+673
Payton Pritchard 3,241 1,185 2,622 45.2 669 1,701 39.3 202 238 84.9 6 353

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:+7.4+2.9+5.9+3.5+1.1+2.7+13.2+2.5+3.3+5.2+3+30
Payton Pritchard 6.0 2.2 5.0 43.5 1.2 3.2 37.0 0.5 0.6 83.3 5 69

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:+107+50+81+3.5+76+198+13.2+83+109+5.2+3+30
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+12.2
199570
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+14.0
199680
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+15.8
199780
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+11.5
199881
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+6.8
199950
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+11.1
200074
Payton Pritchard 14.7
20266

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 12 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2001 to 2013—he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 591 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
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+14.2
19963
Payton Pritchard 4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+20.4
19975
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Payton Pritchard 6.4
+6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+7.5
19995
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+11.0
20002
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 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.