Grant Hill vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal 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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Shaquille O'Neal 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 7 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (23.7 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 11,459 points more (28,596 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Grant Hill 16.7
18
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+7.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Grant Hill 17,137
18
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+11,459
19

Scoring Titles

Grant Hill 0
Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shaquille O'Neal has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+10.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,727).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Grant Hill 13.4
8
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+10.9
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Grant Hill 523
8
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,727
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 5
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+44

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 71
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+242

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 366
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+460

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 819
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+313

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 1,005
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+200

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 21
+19
Shaquille O'Neal 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12

30+ Point Games

Grant Hill 0
Shaquille O'Neal 55
+55

20+ Point Games

Grant Hill 12
Shaquille O'Neal 148
+136

10+ Point Games

Grant Hill 22
Shaquille O'Neal 206
+184

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Grant Hill 38
Shaquille O'Neal 215
+177

0 Point Games (games without points)

Grant Hill 1
Shaquille O'Neal 1

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:+7.0+3.2+3.3+9.9+0.2+0.7+26.9+0.8+3.9+24.2+1+181
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 9.4 16.1 58.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.9 9.3 52.7 19 1,207

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:+11,459+4,985+6,331+9.9+218+675+26.9+1,707+5,754+24.2+1+181
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 11,330 19,457 58.2 1 22 4.5 5,935 11,252 52.7 19 1,207

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:+10.9+4.3+5.9+9.3+0.1+0.5+23.8+2.4+6.8+27.7+9+177
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 9.4 16.8 56.3 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 10.7 50.4 17 216

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:+4,727+1,841+3,201+9.3+5+21+23.8+1,050+2,166+27.7+9+177
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 2,041 3,627 56.3 0 0 - 1,168 2,317 50.4 17 216

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.9
199570
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+3.5
199381

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 20.2
199680
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+9.1
199481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.4
199780
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+7.9
199579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199881
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+5.5
199654

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 21.1
199950
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+5.1
199751

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 25.8
200074
Shaquille O'Neal 28.3
+2.5
199860

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.8
20014
Shaquille O'Neal 26.3
+12.5
199949

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 16.8
200214
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.7
+12.9
2000NBA Champion79

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.5
200329
Shaquille O'Neal 28.7
+14.2
2001NBA Champion74

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.7
200567
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2
+7.5
2002NBA Champion67

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.1
200621
Shaquille O'Neal 27.5
+12.4
200367

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 14.4
200765
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+7.1
200467

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.1
200870
Shaquille O'Neal 22.9
+9.8
200573

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 12.0
200982
Shaquille O'Neal 20.0
+8.0
2006NBA Champion59

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.3
201081
Shaquille O'Neal 17.3
+6.0
200740

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 13.2
201180
Shaquille O'Neal 13.6
+0.4
200861

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 10.2
201249
Shaquille O'Neal 13.6
+3.4
200861

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.2
201329
Shaquille O'Neal 13.6
+10.4
200861

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Shaquille O'Neal played 3 seasons more than Grant Hill in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 21, from 2009 to 2011—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 165 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.0
19963
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+1.7
19943

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 23.6
19975
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+2.1
199521

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+25.8
199612

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 19.4
19995
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+7.5
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 11.0
20002
Shaquille O'Neal 30.5
+19.5
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+26.6
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020
Shaquille O'Neal 30.7
+30.7
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030
Shaquille O'Neal 30.4
+30.4
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050
Shaquille O'Neal 28.5
+28.5
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060
Shaquille O'Neal 27.0
+27.0
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 15.0
20074
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+6.5
200422

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 3.7
20083
Shaquille O'Neal 19.4
+15.7
200513

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090
Shaquille O'Neal 18.4
+18.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 9.6
201016
Shaquille O'Neal 18.8
+9.2
20074

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20110
Shaquille O'Neal 15.2
+15.2
20085

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill -
DNP
20120
Shaquille O'Neal 15.2
+15.2
20085

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Grant Hill 4.0
20131
Shaquille O'Neal 15.2
+11.2
20085

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 1.

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