Sterling Brown vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Sterling Brown, 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.

Sterling Brown played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Sterling Brown had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Sterling Brown 6 4 2017-18 to 2022-23
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Sterling Brown 54 14.4 4.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .352 0.4 0.4 .875
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 %
Sterling Brown 3 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 .600 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Sterling Brown 58 17.8 6.4 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.4 .465 0.9 2.5 .361 0.5 0.7 .690
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 %
Sterling Brown 11 14.7 4.1 0.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .395 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 1.0 .727
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
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 %
Sterling Brown 52 14.8 5.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.9 .371 0.8 2.6 .324 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Sterling Brown 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Houston RocketsSacramento 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 %
Sterling Brown 51 24.1 8.2 0.7 3.6 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.9 6.6 .448 1.8 4.2 .423 0.5 0.6 .806
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Sterling Brown 49 12.8 3.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 .381 0.6 1.9 .304 0.3 0.3 .933
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 %
Sterling Brown 9 2.9 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 .714
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento 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 %
Sterling Brown 4 6.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season -2022-23
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Sterling Brown Buddy Hield
Season -2023-24
Team -Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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