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Grant Hill vs. Mike Conley: Career comparison

hussEyquationCareer impact · results to date
Regular-season verdict

Grant Hill ranks higher in career impact so far

Illustrated portrait of NBA player Mike Conley

Mike Conley

2007–08 to 2025–26 · 19 seasons · active

Impact comparison

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Higher is better. Career ranks and average league finishes work the other way: lower is better.

#112LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#119
+7.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+7.0
8.7LeadsBest 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better10.7
+2,673 ptsPoints above replacementCumulative regular-season value+3,010 ptsLeads
37.4Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better33.3Leads
+5.0Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+5.0

Career Impact Rank places Grant Hill #112 and Mike Conley #119. It combines league finishes across each player's best three, five, and ten regular seasons, giving the most weight to the best three. Mike Conley had more total career value.

Regular season only. Impact figures are estimates; small gaps are not exact. Playoffs, awards and titles do not determine the verdict.

Career impact · results to datehusseyquation.com/compare/grant-hill/mike-conley/career
Career Impact RankSee exactly how both rankings are calculatedGrant Hill15.773 · No. 112Mike Conley16.313 · No. 119

Only the three league-finish windows below determine Career Impact Rank. Career Value and peak impact are separate measures; neither adds points to this calculation. Lower composite scores rank higher.

Grant Hill

15.773 composite · No. 112 all-time

Grant Hill's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 31996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 101998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate8.66750%4.333
Best 5No. 31996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 101998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 171999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 231995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate13.20030%3.960
Best 10No. 31996–97Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 101998–99Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 131997–98Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 171999–00Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 231995–96Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 282002–03Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 321994–95Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 532004–05Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 842005–06Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 1112007–08Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate37.40020%7.480

4.333 + 3.960 + 7.480= 15.773

Mike Conley

16.313 composite · No. 119 all-time

Mike Conley's Career Composite windows
Window and finishes usedAverage finishWeightContribution
Best 3No. 102012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 102016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 122018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate10.66750%5.333
Best 5No. 102012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 102016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 122018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 162013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 242015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimate14.40030%4.320
Best 10No. 102012–13Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 102016–17Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 122018–19Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 162013–14Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 242015–16Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 362014–15Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 402011–12Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 552020–21No. 652010–11Recorded box inputsIncludes bounded historical defense estimateNo. 652023–2433.30020%6.660

5.333 + 4.320 + 6.660= 16.313

Averages, contributions, and totals are displayed to three decimal places. The ranking calculation keeps full source precision. Read the full method →

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Full comparison · Career comparison

Understand the numbers

Start with impact, then compare playing time and skills. Team results add context. These are not categories to tally into a winner.

1 · Ranking evidence

Impact: who ranks higher, and why?

Career Impact Rank compares entire regular-season careers across NBA history. It combines average league places across the best three, five, and ten seasons, weighted 50%, 30%, and 20%. A lower rank or average place is better.

Impact: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Career Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#112Better result for this metric.#119
Best 3 average finishAverage league place · lower is better8.7Better result for this metric.10.7
Best 5 average finishAverage league place · lower is better13.2Better result for this metric.14.4
Best 10 average finishAverage league place · lower is better37.433.3Better result for this metric.
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Impact: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Points-above-replacement rankAll-time rank in estimated regular-season points above replacement#114#87Better result for this metric.
Peak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+7.1Better result for this metric.+7.0
Best 3 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+5.6+5.7Better result for this metric.
Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+5.0+5.0
Best 10 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+3.4+3.7Better result for this metric.
Points above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+2,673 pts+3,010 ptsBetter result for this metric.
Seasons ranked No. 100
Top-five impact seasons1Better result for this metric.0
Top-ten impact seasons22

2 · Playing time and responsibility

How much did each player take on?

Read games and minutes alongside impact. Offensive usage is the share of team plays a player ends with a shot, free throws, or a turnover while on court. More usage is not automatically better.

Playing time and workload: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Games1,0261,226
Minutes34,77637,588

3 · Individual skills

Where does each player have an advantage?

These are each player's averages across up to ten best seasons. Career Impact Rank gives the Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights, giving the most weight to the highest peak. The model accounts for position, role, pace, playing time, and team results. Green marks the better result for a metric, including lower turnover rates. Workload and shot-selection measures stay neutral. These rows are not votes toward the ranking.

Shooting

True shooting includes two-pointers, three-pointers, and free throws.

Shooting: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
True shooting percentage55.1%55.6%Better result for this metric.
True shootingAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile55.2%56.7%Better result for this metric.
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Shooting: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Field-goal percentage48.3%Better result for this metric.43.6%
Three-point percentage31.4%38.7%Better result for this metric.
Free-throw percentage76.9%82.6%Better result for this metric.

Passing

Assist rate is the share of teammates’ made shots assisted while the player is on court. Read turnovers alongside offensive workload; lower turnover rate is generally better.

Passing: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Assist rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile25.2%30.5%Better result for this metric.
Assists per game4.15.5Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Passing
Passing: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Turnover rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile13.8%12.3%Better result for this metric.

Rebounding

Rebound rate is the share of available rebounds collected while on court.

Rebounding: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Rebound rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile11.0%Better result for this metric.5.4%
Rebounds per game6.0Better result for this metric.2.9

Defense

Steals and blocks describe only part of defense. They do not capture every stop, rotation, or matchup.

Defense: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Steal rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile2.1%2.4%Better result for this metric.
Show more stats: Defense
Defense: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Block rateAverage across the best impact seasons selected for the model input profile1.2%Better result for this metric.0.7%

Scoring

Points per game describe scoring volume, not overall impact.

Scoring: Grant Hill and Mike Conley
MetricGrant HillMike Conley
Points per game16.7Better result for this metric.13.6

4 · Team context, not ranking inputs

What happened with and without them?

A verified with/without comparison is unavailable for this scope. We do not substitute another season’s observations.

Four separate questions

Impact, winning, playoffs, and awards

These are different ways to understand a career. Only Regular Season Impact determines the hussEyquation verdict. The other three sections add basketball context without adding points or changing the rank.

Career to date. At least one player is active. Every total below stops after the latest completed season in this data; nothing is projected.

Ranking result

Regular Season Impact

Grant Hill ranks higher in career impact so far.

Grant HillMetricMike Conley
#112LeadsCareer Impact Rank to datePeak-weighted regular-season rank#119
+7.1LeadsPeak box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+7.0
+5.0Best 5 average box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better+5.0
+2,673 ptsPoints above replacementRegular season · fixed -2.0 replacement baseline · higher is better+3,010 ptsLeads

This is the ranking result. It uses regular-season impact only. Team records, playoffs, and awards do not change it.

Context

Team Success

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Grant HillMetricMike Conley
761Listed-team regular-season wins852Leads
53.3%LeadsListed-team winning percentage53.1%
450-win team seasons5Leads
060-win team seasons0
11Playoff team seasons14Leads

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Final records for every listed team-season. A traded season can include more than one team.

Context

Playoff Résumé

Mike Conley leads every available measure below.

Grant HillMetricMike Conley
8Playoff appearances13Leads
39Playoff games120Leads
17Team playoff wins65Leads
0Finals appearances0
0Championships0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Team playoff results count only seasons when the player appeared in a playoff game.

Context

Awards

The advantages are split across the available measures.

Grant HillMetricMike Conley
7LeadsAll-Star1
0MVP0
5LeadsAll-NBA0
0All-Defense1Leads
0DPOY0
1LeadsRookie of the Year0

Context only. Not included in Career Impact Rank. Major regular-season honors are recognition, not inputs to the impact ranking.

How each context field is counted
Listed-team regular-season wins
The sum of each listed team's final wins in every season the player represented that team.
Listed-team winning percentage
Those team wins divided by those teams' total regular-season games.
50- and 60-win team seasons
Listed team-seasons that finished with at least 50 or 60 wins. Shortened seasons are not projected to 82 games.
Team seasons reaching playoffs
Listed team-seasons in which that team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff appearances and games
Postseasons and games in which the player appeared.
Team playoff wins
Team wins from those postseasons. They describe team results, not individual credit.
Finals appearances and championships
Seasons when the player appeared in the playoffs for the finalist or champion.
Awards
Recorded NBA selections and major regular-season honors. A zero means the source records none; Not available means the source field is missing.

Source and scope Basketball Reference, NBA seasons 1950–51 through 2025–26, accessed 2026-10-09. Active-career totals are results to date through the latest completed season in the source.

Career Shape Explorer

How the careers developed

Follow every regular season by NBA experience or age. This view describes the path; it does not create another verdict.

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Career to date. Active careers stop at the latest completed season; no future seasons are projected.

Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average

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Striped bars mark seasons with fewer than 40 games. A dashed mark means that player had no season at the aligned point.

S means NBA season number; A means player age. Peak labels identify each player's accepted best season. Hover or focus any pair for season detail, or open Season timeline for the complete evidence ledger.