Grant Hill vs. Robert Horry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Robert Horry 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 Grant Hill has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Robert Horry 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 9.7 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (16.7 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 9,422 points more (17,137 vs. 7,715).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
+9.7
18
Robert Horry 7.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
+9,422
18
Robert Horry 7,715
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Robert Horry (+5.5 points per game) while Robert Horry scored more points (+1,416).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
+5.5
8
Robert Horry 7.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Robert Horry 1,939
+1,416
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
+4
Robert Horry 1

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
+69
Robert Horry 2

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
+332
Robert Horry 34

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
+510
Robert Horry 309

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
+16
Robert Horry 989

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
Robert Horry 118
+97

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
+1
Robert Horry 11

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Robert Horry 85
+63

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Robert Horry 222
+184

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Robert Horry 22
+21

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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:+9.7+3.7+6.8+5.9+0.5+1.4+2.7+2.9+3.8+4.3+2+81
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107

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:+9,422+3,525+6,483+5.9+576+1,632+2.7+2,948+3,736+4.3+2+81
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107

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:+5.5+2.4+4.5+4.4+1.0+2.5+12.1+1.6+1.9+5.9+8+205
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244

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:+1,416+465+1,136+4.4+256+707+12.1+230+331+5.9+8+205
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
+9.8
199570
Robert Horry 10.1
199379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
+10.3
199680
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
+11.2
199780
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+9.1
199881
Robert Horry 12.0
199671

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
+13.3
199950
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
+18.4
200074
Robert Horry 7.4
199872

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
+8.9
20014
Robert Horry 4.9
199938

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
+11.1
200214
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
+9.3
200329
Robert Horry 5.2
2001NBA Champion79

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
+12.9
200567
Robert Horry 6.8
2002NBA Champion81

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
+8.6
200621
Robert Horry 6.5
200380

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
+9.6
200765
Robert Horry 4.8
200481

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
+7.1
200870
Robert Horry 6.0
2005NBA Champion75

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
+6.9
200982
Robert Horry 5.1
200663

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
+7.4
201081
Robert Horry 3.9
2007NBA Champion68

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
+10.7
201180
Robert Horry 2.5
200845

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 2 seasons more than Robert Horry in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2012 to 2013—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 78 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Robert Horry 10.3
+10.3
199312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
+7.3
19963
Robert Horry 11.7
1994NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
+10.5
19975
Robert Horry 13.1
1995NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
19968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
+12.7
19995
Robert Horry 6.7
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
+2.4
20002
Robert Horry 8.6
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Robert Horry 5.0
+5.0
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Robert Horry 7.6
+7.6
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Robert Horry 5.9
+5.9
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Robert Horry 5.6
+5.6
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
+8.9
20074
Robert Horry 6.1
200410

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Robert Horry 9.3
+5.6
2005NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Robert Horry 4.2
+4.2
200613

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
+5.3
201016
Robert Horry 4.3
2007NBA Champion18

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Robert Horry 1.5
+1.5
200815

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.0 points in a total of 1 games.