Buddy Hield vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson 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 / Games against each other

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 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Buddy Hield 10 2 2016-17 to 2025-26
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buddy Hield Ausar Thompson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+19+2.1+1.8+1.6+1.4+3.1+0.4+0.6+0.8-0.1-1.4+0.3+1.8+.057+1.5+2.8+.205+0.3+1.0+.245
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Buddy Hield Ausar Thompson
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+21+2.8+3.4+1.2+0.1+1.3+0.4+0.6+0.4-0.2-0.9+1.0+3.9+.089+2.0+4.3+.207+0.6+1.4+.236
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Buddy Hield DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Buddy Hield Ausar Thompson
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+59+5.3+9.3+0.7+0.1+0.8+0.3+0.7+0.3-0.4-0.1+2.9+7.4+.059+3.2+7.2+.114+0.4+0.9+.360
Ausar Thompson 23 26.6 11.4 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.8 1.4 0.7 1.4 2.6 4.7 9.2 .517 0.2 0.7 .313 1.7 3.3 .526
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Buddy Hield played 7 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2020 to 2026—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs.

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