Tim Hardaway vs. Grant Hill: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Grant Hill and Tim Hardaway 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Hardaway has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Grant Hill scored more points in the regular season. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 1 point more than Grant Hill in his 18 seasons (17.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Grant Hill scored a total of 1,764 points more than Tim Hardaway (17,137 vs. 15,373).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +1.0 | 13 |
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 13 | |
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | +1,764 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Grant Hill (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+420).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | +3.4 | 9 |
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | +420 | 9 |
| Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | |||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | |||
| Grant Hill | 819 | +100 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | |||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | +152 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
| Grant Hill | 21 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 7 | +7 | ||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | +12 | ||
| Grant Hill | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | +20 | ||
| Grant Hill | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | +15 | ||
| Grant Hill | 38 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | +2 | ||
| Grant Hill | 1 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +5.2 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +4.1 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +5 | +159 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 5,640 | 13,076 | 43.1 | 1,542 | 4,345 | 35.5 | 2,551 | 3,263 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +1,764 | +705 | +50 | +5.2 | +1,323 | +3,648 | +4.1 | +1,677 | +2,235 | +1.3 | +5 | +159 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 32.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +0.8 | +4.0 | +7.6 | +1.9 | +5.6 | +8.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +1 | +17 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +420 | +129 | +411 | +7.6 | +105 | +323 | +8.2 | +57 | +82 | +3.0 | +1 | +17 |
| 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 3 seasons more than Tim Hardaway 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | 19.4 | +19.4 | 1999 | 5 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +17.7 | 1996 | 3 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +17.7 | 1996 | 3 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 18.7 | +18.7 | 1997 | 17 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 26.0 | +26.0 | 1998 | 5 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 9.0 | +9.0 | 1999 | 5 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
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. |