Brad Daugherty vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Brad Daugherty, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Brad Daugherty and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Brad Daugherty had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Buddy Hield had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Brad Daugherty 8 5 1986-87 to 1993-94
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1986-872016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 80 33.7 15.7 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 3.1 6.1 11.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 5.0 .696
Buddy Hield 82 23.0 10.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 4.0 9.4 .426 1.8 4.6 .391 0.8 0.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1987-882017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 79 37.4 18.7 1.9 6.5 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.7 3.4 3.0 7.0 13.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 6.7 .716
Buddy Hield 80 25.3 13.5 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.2 11.7 .446 2.2 5.1 .431 0.9 1.0 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 40.8 15.8 2.0 7.2 9.2 3.2 0.4 1.4 3.2 2.2 5.8 12.6 .460 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 6.2 .677
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1988-892018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 78 36.2 18.9 2.1 7.1 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.9 2.2 7.0 13.0 .538 0.0 0.0 .333 4.9 6.7 .737
Buddy Hield 82 31.9 20.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 1.8 2.5 7.6 16.6 .458 3.4 7.9 .427 2.1 2.4 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 33.4 11.0 2.4 6.8 9.2 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.4 9.4 .362 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 7.0 .600
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1989-902019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 41 35.1 16.8 1.9 7.2 9.1 3.2 0.7 0.5 2.7 2.6 6.0 12.4 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 7.0 .704
Buddy Hield 72 30.8 19.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.9 16.1 .429 3.8 9.6 .394 1.6 1.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 5 37.2 22.8 0.8 8.8 9.6 4.0 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.4 8.2 14.0 .586 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 9.2 .696
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1990-912020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 76 38.8 21.6 2.3 8.6 10.9 3.3 1.0 0.6 2.8 2.5 8.0 15.2 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.6 .751
Buddy Hield 71 34.3 16.6 0.4 4.3 4.7 3.6 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.5 5.7 14.0 .406 4.0 10.2 .391 1.2 1.5 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1991-922021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 73 36.2 21.5 2.6 7.8 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.1 2.5 2.6 7.9 13.8 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 5.7 7.3 .777
Buddy Hield 81 30.9 15.6 0.8 3.5 4.4 2.8 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.5 13.6 .406 3.2 8.8 .366 1.4 1.6 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 17 40.4 21.5 2.2 8.1 10.2 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 2.8 7.3 13.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.5 .814
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 71 37.9 20.2 2.3 7.9 10.2 4.4 0.7 0.8 2.1 2.5 7.3 12.8 .571 0.0 0.0 .500 5.5 6.9 .795
Buddy Hield 80 31.0 16.8 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.9 13.0 .458 3.6 8.5 .425 1.3 1.6 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 9 39.6 18.7 2.9 8.8 11.7 3.4 0.7 0.8 2.9 2.8 7.1 12.8 .557 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.6 .800
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Brad Daugherty Buddy Hield
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty 50 36.8 17.0 2.6 7.6 10.2 3.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.9 12.1 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.5 .785
Buddy Hield 84 25.7 12.1 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.0 4.4 10.1 .436 2.6 6.8 .386 0.6 0.7 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brad Daugherty ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield 4 12.8 5.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.8 4.3 .412 1.5 3.3 .462 0.5 0.5 1.000