Stephon Castle vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Stephon Castle 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Grant Hill averages 2 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (16.7 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 15,947 points more (17,137 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
Grant Hill 16.7
+2.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Grant Hill 17,137
+15,947
18

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle 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
Stephon Castle 0
0
Grant Hill 13.4
+13.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Grant Hill 523
+523
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Grant Hill 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Grant Hill 71
+69

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Grant Hill 366
+340

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Grant Hill 819
+759

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Grant Hill 1,005
+926

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Grant Hill 21
+19

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Grant Hill's point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+2.0+1.0+0.6+5.5+1.0+3.4+2.9+1.0+1.2+4.5+17+945
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
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+15,947+5,922+12,138+5.5+124+364+2.9+3,979+5,154+4.5+17+945
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
Stephon Castle 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
Stephon Castle 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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
202581
Grant Hill 19.9
+5.2
199570

Grant Hill's additional seasons:

* Grant Hill played 17 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 18, from 1996 to 2013—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 956 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Grant Hill -
DNP
19950

Grant Hill's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Grant Hill played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.6 ppg and his lowest 3.7.