Paolo Banchero vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Paolo Banchero 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.
Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Grant Hill scored more total points in both stages. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 5.7 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (22.4 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 12,590 points more than Paolo Banchero (17,137 vs. 4,547).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | +5.7 | 4 |
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,547 | 4 | |
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +12,590 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+14.6 points per game) while Grant Hill scored more points (+187).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | +14.6 | 2 |
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 2 | |
| Grant Hill | 523 | +187 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 1 | +1 | ||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 133 | |||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +233 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 195 | |||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +624 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 203 | |||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +802 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +21 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | +6 | ||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 10 | |||
| Grant Hill | 12 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 11 | |||
| Grant Hill | 22 | +11 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | |||
| Grant Hill | 38 | +26 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Grant Hill | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 44.4 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 31.7 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 73.1 | 4 | 203 |
| difference: | +5.7 | +1.5 | +4.6 | +3.9 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +14 | +823 |
| 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 | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,547 | 1,566 | 3,527 | 44.4 | 294 | 927 | 31.7 | 1,121 | 1,534 | 73.1 | 4 | 203 |
| difference: | +12,590 | +4,779 | +9,599 | +3.9 | +75 | +230 | +0.3 | +3,107 | +3,964 | +3.8 | +14 | +823 |
| 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 | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +14.6 | +5.1 | +11.9 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +5.1 | +18.0 | +2.3 | +3.6 | +7.0 | +6 | +27 |
| 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 | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 122 | 273 | 44.7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 64 | 90 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +187 | +78 | +153 | +2.3 | +23 | +46 | +18.0 | +54 | +61 | +7.0 | +6 | +27 |
| 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 14 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 1999 to 2013—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 715 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 | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Grant Hill's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 3.7. |