Rudy Gobert vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Rudy Gobert 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 Grant Hill has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rudy Gobert scored more points in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 4.1 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (16.7 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 6,679 points more (17,137 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12
Grant Hill 16.7
+4.1
18

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,458
12
Grant Hill 17,137
+6,679
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+1.1 points per game) while Rudy Gobert scored more points (+508).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
Grant Hill 13.4
+1.1
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+508
9
Grant Hill 523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Grant Hill 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Grant Hill 71
+69

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Grant Hill 366
+258

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 572
Grant Hill 819
+247

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 809
Grant Hill 1,005
+196

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
Grant Hill 21
+1

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
Grant Hill 12
+6

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+37
Grant Hill 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+45
Grant Hill 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Grant Hill 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829
difference:+4.1+1.5+5.6+17.3+0.2+0.7+31.4+0.9+0.4+12.8+6+197
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
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829
difference:+6,679+2,442+7,176+17.3+219+680+31.4+1,576+1,361+12.8+6+197
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
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+1.1+0.6+3.8+17.1+0.1+0.5+23.8+0.2+1.3+17.3+1+45
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
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+508+182+170+17.1+5+20+23.8+149+288+17.3+1+45
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
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Grant Hill 19.9
+17.6
199570

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Grant Hill 20.2
+11.8
199680

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Grant Hill 21.4
+12.3
199780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Grant Hill 21.1
+7.1
199881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Grant Hill 21.1
+7.6
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Grant Hill 25.8
+9.9
200074

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
+1.3
202068
Grant Hill 13.8
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Grant Hill 16.8
+2.5
200214

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
+1.1
202266
Grant Hill 14.5
200329

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
Grant Hill 19.7
+6.3
200567

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476
Grant Hill 15.1
+1.1
200621

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572
Grant Hill 14.4
+2.4
200765

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 6 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2008 to 2013—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 391 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Grant Hill 19.0
+19.0
19963

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Grant Hill 23.6
+23.6
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Grant Hill -
DNP
19980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811
Grant Hill 19.4
+6.2
19995

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+0.2
20195
Grant Hill 11.0
20002

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207
Grant Hill -
DNP
20010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111
Grant Hill -
DNP
20020

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+12.0
20226
Grant Hill -
DNP
20030

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+15.0
20235
Grant Hill -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+12.1
202415
Grant Hill -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
202515
Grant Hill 15.0
+7.1
20074

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.6 ppg and his lowest 3.7.