Bob Harrison vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Bob Harrison, 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.

Bob Harrison played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Bob Harrison had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Bob Harrison 9 7 1949-50 to 1957-58
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1949-502016-17
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Harrison 66 - 4.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 2.7 1.9 5.3 .359 - - - 0.8 1.1 .676
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 - 3.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 1.3 3.1 .432 - - - 0.8 1.2 .714
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1950-512017-18
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Bob Harrison 68 - 5.9 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.2 2.2 6.4 .347 - - - 1.5 1.9 .789
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 %
Bob Harrison 7 - 7.7 - - 3.9 2.7 - - - 4.3 3.4 7.4 .462 - - - 0.9 1.1 .750
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1951-522018-19
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Harrison 65 26.3 6.2 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.1 2.4 7.5 .320 - - - 1.4 1.9 .718
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 19.6 6.2 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.5 5.7 .441 - - - 1.2 1.4 .824
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Harrison 70 23.5 7.1 - - 2.2 2.3 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.4 .376 - - - 1.5 2.4 .648
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 %
Bob Harrison 12 17.0 5.0 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 2.7 2.1 5.4 .385 - - - 0.8 1.7 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1953-542020-21
Team Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee 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 %
Bob Harrison 64 22.5 6.0 - - 2.0 2.2 - - - 3.4 2.3 7.0 .321 - - - 1.5 2.5 .595
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 %
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Season 6

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1954-552021-22
Team Milwaukee HawksSacramento 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 %
Bob Harrison 72 31.9 10.1 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 4.0 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 1.8 2.6 .681
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 %
Bob Harrison ------- --- ----------
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Season 7

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1955-562022-23
Team St. Louis HawksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West 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 %
Bob Harrison 72 30.8 8.6 - - 2.7 3.8 - - - 3.4 3.6 10.1 .359 - - - 1.3 2.0 .664
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 %
Bob Harrison 8 32.0 8.3 - - 3.0 3.6 - - - 3.4 3.4 9.4 .360 - - - 1.5 2.4 .632
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1956-572023-24
Team St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse NationalsIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div Finals76ers 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 %
Bob Harrison 66 27.4 8.8 - - 2.4 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.7 9.5 .386 - - - 1.4 2.0 .715
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 %
Bob Harrison 5 26.6 6.4 - - 2.6 3.0 - - - 4.2 2.4 9.0 .267 - - - 1.6 1.8 .889
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

Season 9

Bob Harrison Buddy Hield
Season 1957-58-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Harrison 72 25.0 7.2 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.9 8.4 .348 - - - 1.3 1.7 .795
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Harrison 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------