LaMelo Ball vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and LaMelo Ball 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 in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and Grant Hill scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 4.3 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (21.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 12,278 points more than LaMelo Ball (17,137 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +4.3 | 5 |
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +12,278 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 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 | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | +13.4 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Grant Hill | 523 | +523 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | |||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +236 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +609 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +775 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +20 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +4.3 | +1.2 | +4.8 | +6.2 | +2.9 | +7.7 | +5.1 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +6.8 | +13 | +795 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +12,278 | +4,629 | +9,053 | +6.2 | +486 | +1,237 | +5.1 | +3,506 | +4,635 | +6.8 | +13 | +795 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +13.4 | +5.1 | +10.9 | +46.9 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +23.8 | +3.0 | +3.9 | +78.1 | +8 | +39 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +523 | +200 | +426 | +46.9 | +5 | +21 | +23.8 | +118 | +151 | +78.1 | +8 | +39 |
| Grant Hill | 523 | 200 | 426 | 46.9 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 118 | 151 | 78.1 | 8 | 39 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Grant Hill's additional seasons: | ||||
* Grant Hill played 13 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2000 to 2013—he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 665 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 | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | 23.6 | +23.6 | 1997 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | 19.4 | +19.4 | 1999 | 5 |
Grant Hill's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 3.7. |