Buddy Hield vs. Paul Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Long and Buddy Hield that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Buddy Hield

vs.

Paul Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Paul Long: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Paul Long 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Paul Long 3

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Paul Long 1

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Paul Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Paul Long 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Paul Long 0.8

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Paul Long 0.8

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Paul Long 274

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Paul Long 57

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Paul Long 54

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Paul Long 71

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Paul Long .464

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Paul Long .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Paul Long 4.5 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Paul Long 1.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Paul Long 0.8 (1971)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Paul Long - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 Paul Long 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 Paul Long 0.0

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Paul Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Paul Long - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 22 Paul Long 6

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 5 Paul Long 0

Total Assists Buddy Hield 2 Paul Long 1

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Paul Long - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 4 Paul Long 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .412 Paul Long 1.000

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .462 Paul Long - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield 1.000 Paul Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 (2024) Paul Long 6.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 (2024) Paul Long 0.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Paul Long 1.0 (1968)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Paul Long - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Paul Long - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.