Alex English vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Alex English, 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.
Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 6 more than Buddy Hield, who played 9. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Alex English |
15 |
10 |
1976-77 to 1990-91 |
| Buddy Hield |
9 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Alex English |
Buddy Hield |
| Season |
1976-77 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Milwaukee Bucks | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
60 |
10.8 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
- |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.767 |
| difference: | +22 | +12.2 | +5.4 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | | -0.1 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +.051 | | | | | +0.1 | +.075 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Alex English nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
82 |
18.9 |
9.6 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
.542 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.727 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.4 | +3.9 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +1.0 | +4.0 | +.096 | | | | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.150 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
9 |
23.1 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
.615 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.781 |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
81 |
33.3 |
16.0 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
8.1 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
13.6 |
.511 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.752 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.4 | +4.7 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +.053 | | | | | +0.4 | +.134 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Alex English nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
78 |
30.8 |
16.9 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
7.8 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
14.3 |
.497 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.789 |
| difference: | +6 | | +2.3 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +3.2 | +0.1 | | +0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +.068 | +3.8 | +9.5 | +.061 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +.057 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Alex English nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
81 |
38.2 |
23.8 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
8.0 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
19.2 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.600 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
.850 |
| difference: | +10 | +3.9 | +7.2 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +3.3 | | +0.4 | +0.8 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +3.8 | +5.2 | +.088 | +4.0 | +10.1 | +.209 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +.004 |
| 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 |
| * Neiher Alex English nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
82 |
36.8 |
25.4 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
10.4 |
18.9 |
.551 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
.840 |
| difference: | +1 | +5.9 | +9.8 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +4.9 | +5.3 | +.145 | +3.2 | +8.7 | +.366 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +.034 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
3 |
39.3 |
19.3 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
8.7 |
18.3 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.3 |
.857 |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
82 |
36.4 |
28.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
7.3 |
4.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
11.7 |
22.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.829 |
| difference: | +2 | +5.4 | +11.6 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +1.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +5.8 | +9.6 | +.058 | +3.6 | +8.4 | +.258 | +3.7 | +4.4 | +.007 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
7 |
38.6 |
25.9 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
9.6 |
21.4 |
.447 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
.887 |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
82 |
35.0 |
26.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
11.1 |
20.9 |
.529 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.824 |
| difference: | +2 | +9.3 | +14.3 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -1.5 | -1.1 | +6.7 | +10.8 | +.093 | +2.6 | +6.7 | +.243 | +3.7 | +4.5 | +.057 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
5 |
40.6 |
29.0 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
8.0 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
12.0 |
20.4 |
.588 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
.893 |
| difference: | +1 | +27.8 | +23.5 | +2.7 | +4.0 | +6.7 | +5.1 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -2.4 | +10.2 | +16.1 | +.176 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +.462 | +4.5 | +5.1 | +.107 |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
81 |
36.1 |
27.9 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
5.7 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
11.6 |
22.4 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.829 |
| difference: | +1 | +13.4 | +16.8 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -1.6 | +7.6 | +12.8 | +.101 | +2.5 | +6.6 | +.170 | +4.1 | +4.9 | +.001 |
| Buddy Hield |
82 |
22.7 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
9.6 |
.417 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
.370 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.828 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex English |
14 |
38.3 |
30.2 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
6.6 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
11.6 |
21.7 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
.890 |
| difference: | +2 | +11.0 | +17.7 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +3.1 | +2.7 | | | -1.0 | -0.9 | +7.3 | +11.3 | +.120 | +2.8 | +6.3 | +.429 | +5.8 | +6.6 | +.039 |
| Buddy Hield |
12 |
27.3 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.416 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.429 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.929 |
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Additional Years |
* Alex English played 6 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 15, from 1986 to 1991—Alex English played in 5 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Buddy Hield, Alex English got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
4 All-Star Game
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