Buddy Hield vs. Andrew Lang Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Lang and Buddy Hield, 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.

Buddy Hield played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Andrew Lang, who played 12. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Andrew Lang had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24
Andrew Lang 12 6 1988-89 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2016-171988-89
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Lang 62 8.5 2.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.0 1.9 .513 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .650
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 4 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2017-181989-90
Team Sacramento KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Lang 74 13.7 3.5 1.1 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.6 2.3 1.3 2.4 .557 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 12 7.8 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .571

Season 3

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Sacramento KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West 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 %
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
Andrew Lang 63 18.3 4.9 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.7 1.7 3.0 .577 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 4 13.8 6.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.3 .824

Season 4

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Sacramento KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 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 %
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
Andrew Lang 81 24.3 7.7 2.1 4.6 6.7 0.5 0.6 2.5 1.1 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 8 24.0 5.6 1.9 2.1 4.0 0.3 0.4 1.9 1.0 4.1 1.9 5.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.4 .789

Season 5

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
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 %
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
Andrew Lang 73 25.5 5.3 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.2 3.6 2.0 4.8 .425 0.0 0.1 .200 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 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 %
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
Andrew Lang 82 19.6 6.1 1.5 2.3 3.8 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.3 2.6 5.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .250 0.9 1.3 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 11 21.3 6.8 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.4 3.2 2.6 5.7 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.0 .773

Season 7

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
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
Andrew Lang 82 28.5 9.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.3 3.9 8.3 .473 0.0 0.0 .667 1.9 2.3 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 3 33.7 10.3 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 4.0 4.0 9.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 8

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season 2023-241995-96
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Andrew Lang 71 33.3 11.7 2.2 4.3 6.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.4 5.0 11.1 .447 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 2.2 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season -1996-97
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 52 23.0 5.3 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.2 4.8 .464 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season -1997-98
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 57 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.8 0.9 2.5 .378 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season -1998-99
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 21 18.4 3.8 1.6 2.9 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 2.0 1.5 4.7 .323 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Buddy Hield Andrew Lang
Season -1999-00
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang 19 12.8 3.1 0.8 2.3 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.5 3.4 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .429
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Andrew Lang ------- --- ----------