Paul George vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Paul George 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 Paul George 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 3.9 points more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (20.6 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 1,560 points more (18,697 vs. 17,137).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+3.9
15
Grant Hill 16.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+1,560
15
Grant Hill 17,137
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,893).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+7.8
11
Grant Hill 13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+1,893
11
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+17
Grant Hill 5

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+82
Grant Hill 71

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+127
Grant Hill 366

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
Grant Hill 819
+17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
Grant Hill 1,005
+104

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
Grant Hill 21
+14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Grant Hill 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Grant Hill 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+57
Grant Hill 12

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+77
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+76
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Grant Hill 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+3.9+0.8+3.2+4.4+2.4+6.0+6.9+0.2+0.8+8.4+3+118
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
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+1,560+55+1,427+4.4+2,130+5,430+6.9+680+1,338+8.4+3+118
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
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+7.8+1.7+5.3+4.7+2.3+6.4+11.4+2.1+2.3+4.5+3+75
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+1,893+579+1,416+4.7+271+762+11.4+464+554+4.5+3+75
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 7.8
201161
Grant Hill 19.9
+12.1
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Grant Hill 20.2
+8.1
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
201379
Grant Hill 21.4
+4.0
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
+0.6
201480
Grant Hill 21.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
20156
Grant Hill 21.1
+12.3
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.1
201681
Grant Hill 25.8
+2.7
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.7
+9.9
201775
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.9
+5.1
201879
Grant Hill 16.8
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.0
+13.5
201977
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.5
+1.8
202048
Grant Hill 19.7
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.3
+8.2
202154
Grant Hill 15.1
200621

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 24.3
+9.9
202231
Grant Hill 14.4
200765

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.8
+10.7
202356
Grant Hill 13.1
200870

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+10.6
202474
Grant Hill 12.0
200982

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 16.2
+4.9
202541
Grant Hill 11.3
201081

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 3 seasons more than Paul George in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2011 to 2013—he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 158 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Grant Hill 19.0
+9.3
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
201319
Grant Hill 23.6
+4.4
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+22.6
201419
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Grant Hill 19.4
+19.4
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 27.3
+16.3
20167
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.0
+28.0
20174
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 24.7
+24.7
20186
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.6
+28.6
20195
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 20.2
+20.2
202013
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 26.9
+26.9
202119
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20220
Grant Hill 15.0
+15.0
20074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20230
Grant Hill 3.7
+3.7
20083

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.5
+19.5
20246
Grant Hill -
DNP
20090

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20250
Grant Hill 9.6
+9.6
201016

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.0 points in a total of 1 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4 ppg and his lowest 4.

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