James Harden vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and James Harden 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.

James Harden 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 James Harden 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, James Harden averages 7.4 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (24.1 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 10,550 points more (27,687 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game			Seasons
James Harden	24.1	+7.4	16
Grant Hill	16.7		18

Total Points			Seasons
James Harden	27,687	+10,550	16
Grant Hill	17,137		18

Scoring Titles
James Harden	3	+3
Grant Hill	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	9.9		2010	76
Grant Hill	19.9	+10.0	1995	70

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	12.2		2011	82
Grant Hill	20.2	+8.0	1996	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	16.8		2012	62
Grant Hill	21.4	+4.6	1997	80

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	25.9	+4.8	2013	78
Grant Hill	21.1		1998	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	25.4	+4.3	2014	73
Grant Hill	21.1		1999	50

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	27.4	+1.6	2015	81
Grant Hill	25.8		2000	74

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	29.0	+15.2	2016	82
Grant Hill	13.8		2001	4

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	29.1	+12.3	2017	81
Grant Hill	16.8		2002	14

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	30.4	+15.9	2018	72
Grant Hill	14.5		2003	29

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	36.1	+16.4	2019	78
Grant Hill	19.7		2005	67

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	34.3	+19.2	2020	68
Grant Hill	15.1		2006	21

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	24.6	+10.2	2021	44
Grant Hill	14.4		2007	65

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	22.0	+8.9	2022	65
Grant Hill	13.1		2008	70

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	21.0	+9.0	2023	58
Grant Hill	12.0		2009	82

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	16.6	+5.3	2024	72
Grant Hill	11.3		2010	81

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
James Harden	22.8	+9.6	2025	79
Grant Hill	13.2		2011	80

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 2 seasons more than James Harden 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.