Buddy Hield vs. Blair Rasmussen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Blair Rasmussen 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 and Blair Rasmussen both played 8 years in the NBA. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Blair Rasmussen had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Blair Rasmussen 8 5 1985-86 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2016-171985-86
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Blair Rasmussen 48 6.9 3.2 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.3 1.3 3.1 .407 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen 10 17.5 11.1 2.7 3.3 6.0 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.7 2.8 3.9 9.6 .406 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.1 .805

Season 2
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2017-181986-87
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Blair Rasmussen 74 19.2 9.5 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 3.6 7.7 .470 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.1 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen 3 30.7 16.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 7.3 15.0 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.3 .500

Season 3
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Blair Rasmussen 79 22.5 12.7 1.6 3.9 5.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.9 3.1 5.5 11.2 .492 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen 11 25.2 12.5 2.3 4.2 6.5 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.5 3.0 5.5 11.5 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.8 .900

Season 4
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Blair Rasmussen 77 17.0 7.6 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 2.5 3.3 7.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Blair Rasmussen 81 24.6 12.4 2.1 5.2 7.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.9 3.7 5.5 11.0 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen 3 28.0 15.7 2.7 6.0 8.7 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.7 3.3 6.3 16.0 .396 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 6
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
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 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
Blair Rasmussen 70 33.2 12.5 2.4 7.3 9.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 4.4 5.8 12.6 .458 0.0 0.1 .400 0.9 1.3 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
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 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
Blair Rasmussen 81 24.3 9.0 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 2.9 4.3 9.0 .478 0.1 0.3 .217 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Buddy Hield Blair Rasmussen
Season 2023-241992-93
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
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
Blair Rasmussen 22 12.9 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 2.8 1.4 3.6 .375 0.1 0.3 .333 0.4 0.6 .692
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
Blair Rasmussen ------- --- ----------
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