Luke Babbitt vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Luke Babbitt, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Luke Babbitt and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Luke Babbitt had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Luke Babbitt 8 1 2010-11 to 2017-18
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew 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 %
Luke Babbitt 24 5.7 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 2.3 .273 0.1 0.7 .188 0.1 0.4 .333
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
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 %
Luke Babbitt 40 13.4 5.1 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.8 4.3 .410 1.1 2.5 .430 0.4 0.5 .850
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersSacramento Kings
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 %
Luke Babbitt 62 11.8 3.9 0.2 2.0 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.4 3.8 .368 1.0 2.9 .348 0.2 0.2 .769
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2013-142019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings
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 %
Luke Babbitt 27 17.5 6.3 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.9 2.2 5.7 .390 1.3 3.5 .379 0.5 0.7 .778
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2014-152020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings
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 %
Luke Babbitt 63 13.2 4.1 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.0 .479 0.9 1.8 .513 0.2 0.3 .684
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2015-162021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Luke Babbitt 47 18.0 7.0 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.9 2.6 6.1 .422 0.9 2.3 .404 0.8 1.1 .780
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Miami HeatIndiana Pacers
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 %
Luke Babbitt 68 15.7 4.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.7 1.7 4.1 .402 1.3 3.1 .414 0.2 0.2 .733
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 %
Luke Babbitt ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Luke Babbitt Buddy Hield
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Atlanta Hawks, Miami HeatIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Luke Babbitt 50 14.3 5.2 0.1 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.8 4.3 .423 1.2 3.1 .385 0.3 0.4 .773
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 %
Luke Babbitt 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 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