Jaylen Brown vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Grant Hill scored more points in the regular season. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 2.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (19.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 5,701 points more than Jaylen Brown (17,137 vs. 11,436).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.0
+2.3
9
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 11,436
9
Grant Hill 17,137
+5,701
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,085).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+5.9
8
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+2,085
8
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
+1
Grant Hill 0

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 11
+6
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 83
+12
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 296
Grant Hill 366
+70

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 488
Grant Hill 819
+331

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 592
Grant Hill 1,005
+413

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
Grant Hill 21
+10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+2
Grant Hill 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+14
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+61
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+94
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
+92
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+4
Grant Hill 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.0 7.1 14.9 47.8 1.9 5.3 35.9 2.8 3.9 72.6 9 603
difference:+2.3+0.9+2.1+0.5+1.7+4.6+4.5+1.3+1.5+4.3+9+423
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 11,436 4,298 8,990 47.8 1,144 3,185 35.9 1,696 2,336 72.6 9 603
difference:+5,701+2,047+4,136+0.5+925+2,488+4.5+2,532+3,162+4.3+9+423
Grant Hill 17,137 6,345 13,126 48.3 219 697 31.4 4,228 5,498 76.9 18 1,026

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.3 7.2 15.0 48.2 1.9 5.5 35.4 2.9 4.0 72.7 8 135
difference:+5.9+2.1+4.1+1.2+1.8+5.0+11.6+0.1+0.1+5.4+96
Grant Hill 13.4 5.1 10.9 46.9 0.1 0.5 23.8 3.0 3.9 78.1 8 39

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 2,608 978 2,030 48.2 263 742 35.4 389 535 72.7 8 135
difference:+2,085+778+1,604+1.2+258+721+11.6+271+384+5.4+96
Grant Hill 523 200 426 46.9 5 21 23.8 118 151 78.1 8 39

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Grant Hill 19.9
+13.3
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Grant Hill 20.2
+5.7
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Grant Hill 21.4
+8.4
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
202057
Grant Hill 21.1
+0.8
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+3.6
202158
Grant Hill 21.1
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
202266
Grant Hill 25.8
+2.2
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
+12.8
202367
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
+6.2
2024NBA Champion70
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+7.7
202563
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 9 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2005 to 2013—he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 544 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.7 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
201818
Grant Hill 19.0
+1.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Grant Hill 23.6
+9.7
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+21.8
202017
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+12.1
202224
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
+22.7
202320
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
+23.9
2024NBA Champion19
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
+22.1
202511
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 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.