Grant Hill vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Grant Hill scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Grant Hill has better playoff stats. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 5.8 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (22.5 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 14,499 points more than Victor Wembanyama (17,137 vs. 2,638).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 18 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | +5.8 | 2 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +14,499 | 18 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 2 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Grant Hill has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | +13.4 | 8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | +523 | 8 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +293 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 73 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +706 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 113 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +888 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 117 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +21 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Grant Hill's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +5.8 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +4.0 | +16 | +909 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +14,499 | +5,386 | +11,083 | +1.4 | +51 | +100 | +2.5 | +3,778 | +4,942 | +4.0 | +16 | +909 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 959 | 2,043 | 46.9 | 270 | 797 | 33.9 | 450 | 556 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +13.4 | +5.1 | +10.9 | +46.9 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +23.8 | +3.0 | +3.9 | +78.1 | +8 | +39 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +523 | +200 | +426 | +46.9 | +5 | +21 | +23.8 | +118 | +151 | +78.1 | +8 | +39 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Grant Hill's additional seasons: | ||||
* Grant Hill played 16 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 3 to 18, from 1997 to 2013—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 876 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Grant Hill's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 36 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.6 ppg and his lowest 3.7. |