Walter Dukes vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Walter Dukes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Walter Dukes and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Walter Dukes had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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 |
Walter Dukes |
8 |
7 |
1955-56 to 1962-63 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Walter Dukes |
Buddy Hield |
Season |
1955-56 | 2016-17 |
Team |
New York Knicks | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Walter Dukes |
60 |
21.5 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.9 |
.708 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
71 |
26.3 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
11.2 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.689 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
5 |
35.4 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
14.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.4 |
.741 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
72 |
30.3 |
11.2 |
- |
- |
13.3 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
3.9 |
11.1 |
.349 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.675 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
7 |
40.9 |
15.9 |
- |
- |
13.9 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.3 |
14.4 |
.366 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
8.0 |
.661 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
72 |
32.5 |
13.0 |
- |
- |
13.3 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
4.4 |
12.6 |
.352 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
6.3 |
.657 |
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 |
% |
Walter Dukes |
3 |
37.7 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
13.3 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.765 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
66 |
32.4 |
15.2 |
- |
- |
13.4 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.8 |
13.2 |
.361 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.7 |
.740 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
2 |
39.0 |
24.0 |
- |
- |
16.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
8.0 |
15.5 |
.516 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
11.0 |
.727 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
73 |
28.0 |
11.7 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.5 |
.703 |
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 |
% |
Walter Dukes |
5 |
30.4 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
4.0 |
10.6 |
.377 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.6 |
.556 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
77 |
24.6 |
9.4 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.8 |
.715 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
10 |
34.7 |
12.4 |
- |
- |
13.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.1 |
.754 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
62 |
14.7 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.325 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.737 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Dukes |
3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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 |