Harvey Catchings vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Harvey Catchings, 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.

Harvey Catchings played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Harvey Catchings had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Harvey Catchings 11 9 1974-75 to 1984-85
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Harvey Catchings 37 14.3 2.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 - 2.2 1.1 2.0 .554 - - - 0.4 0.7 .640
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 %
Harvey Catchings ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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 %
Harvey Catchings 75 23.1 3.5 2.5 4.4 6.9 0.8 0.3 2.2 - 3.5 1.4 3.2 .426 - - - 0.8 1.3 .604
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 %
Harvey Catchings 3 29.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 9.3 2.0 0.0 3.0 - 3.7 2.7 4.3 .615 - - - 0.3 1.0 .333
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA 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 %
Harvey Catchings 53 16.3 3.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 0.6 0.4 1.5 - 2.5 1.2 2.3 .504 - - - 0.6 0.9 .702
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 %
Harvey Catchings 8 6.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 - 1.1 0.3 0.6 .400 - - - 0.0 0.4 .000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Harvey Catchings 61 12.3 2.9 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.7 2.0 1.1 2.9 .393 - - - 0.6 0.9 .618
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 %
Harvey Catchings 7 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey NetsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Harvey Catchings 57 16.6 4.6 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.5 2.3 1.8 4.3 .420 - - - 1.1 1.4 .769
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 %
Harvey Catchings 2 13.0 1.0 2.5 1.5 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 0.5 3.0 .167 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West 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 %
Harvey Catchings 72 19.0 3.2 2.3 3.4 5.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 0.9 2.7 1.3 3.4 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .629
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 %
Harvey Catchings 6 10.7 1.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.3 2.2 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Harvey Catchings 77 21.2 4.2 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.3 0.4 2.4 1.4 3.7 1.7 3.9 .447 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .641
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 %
Harvey Catchings 7 15.6 1.1 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.1 0.0 1.6 1.0 3.4 0.4 2.3 .188 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Harvey Catchings 80 20.0 2.9 1.6 2.8 4.5 1.2 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.0 1.2 2.8 .420 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .594
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 %
Harvey Catchings 6 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 9
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Catchings 74 21.0 3.3 1.8 3.7 5.5 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 3.0 1.2 2.7 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .674
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Catchings 9 15.4 2.3 1.7 2.6 4.2 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.2 2.0 1.0 2.1 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Catchings 69 16.8 2.1 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.6 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.5 0.9 2.2 .399 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .524
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Catchings 5 5.0 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Harvey Catchings Buddy Hield
Season 1984-85-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Harvey Catchings 70 15.0 2.9 1.3 2.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.0 2.1 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.3 .663
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Harvey Catchings ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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