Buddy Hield vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Hield 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 3 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .143 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.