Buddy Hield vs. Jerome James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerome James and Buddy Hield, 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.

Buddy Hield played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jerome James, who played 9. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jerome James had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerome James 9 3 1998-99 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2016-171998-99
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West 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 %
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
Jerome James 16 2.6 1.5 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.5 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James 1 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Note: Jerome James didn't play in 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Season 2
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2017-182001-02
Team Sacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West 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 %
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
Jerome James 56 16.9 5.3 1.6 2.6 4.1 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.3 3.1 2.4 4.9 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James 5 14.2 3.6 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.8 3.6 1.8 4.6 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 .000

Season 3
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2018-192002-03
Team Sacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Jerome James 51 15.0 5.4 1.5 2.7 4.2 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.2 4.5 .478 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .587
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2019-202003-04
Team Sacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Jerome James 65 15.2 5.0 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.8 2.0 4.0 .498 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2020-212004-05
Team Sacramento KingsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jerome James 80 16.6 4.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.2 0.3 1.4 1.1 3.5 2.2 4.3 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James 11 26.8 12.5 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.3 4.4 5.2 10.1 .514 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.7 .767

Season 6
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Jerome James 45 9.0 3.0 0.9 1.2 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 2.3 1.2 2.7 .463 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Indiana PacersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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 %
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
Jerome James 41 6.7 1.9 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.8 0.8 1.9 .418 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
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
Jerome James 2 2.5 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jerome James ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Buddy Hield Jerome James
Season -2008-09
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James 2 5.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Jerome James ------- --- ----------
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