Barney Cable vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Barney Cable, 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

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.

Barney Cable played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Barney Cable had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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
Barney Cable 6 2 1958-59 to 1963-64
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1958-592016-17
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Barney Cable 31 8.7 3.5 - - 2.8 0.4 - - - 1.0 1.4 4.1 .341 - - - 0.7 0.9 .793
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1959-602017-18
Team Detroit Pistons, Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Barney Cable 57 12.5 4.6 - - 3.9 0.7 - - - 1.6 1.9 5.1 .376 - - - 0.8 1.2 .657
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 %
Barney Cable 3 21.0 4.7 - - 9.3 0.3 - - - 4.0 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 1.3 2.7 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1960-612018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Barney Cable 75 21.9 8.1 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.5 7.7 .463 - - - 1.0 1.4 .676
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 %
Barney Cable 8 23.1 7.8 - - 7.6 0.9 - - - 3.6 3.3 8.1 .400 - - - 1.3 2.1 .588
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1961-622019-20
Team Chicago Packers, St. Louis HawksSacramento 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 %
Barney Cable 67 27.8 10.9 - - 8.4 1.7 - - - 3.1 4.6 11.2 .407 - - - 1.8 2.7 .652
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1962-632020-21
Team St. Louis Hawks, Chicago ZephyrsSacramento 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 %
Barney Cable 61 19.7 6.7 - - 3.9 1.4 - - - 2.2 2.8 6.2 .455 - - - 1.0 1.6 .646
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Barney Cable Buddy Hield
Season 1963-642021-22
Team Baltimore BulletsSacramento 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 %
Barney Cable 71 15.8 3.7 - - 4.2 0.7 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.1 .400 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Barney Cable 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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Barney Cable 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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
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 %
Barney Cable ------- --- ----------
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