Buddy Hield vs. Bronny James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bronny James 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.
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, 8 more than Bronny James, who played 2. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Bronny James had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Bronny James |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +55 | +16.3 | +8.3 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | | -0.7 | -0.9 | +3.2 | +6.9 | +.113 | +1.5 | +3.4 | +.110 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.056 |
| Bronny James |
27 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.313 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.281 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.786 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Buddy Hield |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronny James |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +75 | +12.3 | +12.1 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +4.8 | +9.5 | +.264 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +.181 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.123 |
| Bronny James |
5 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
.182 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.250 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Bronny James played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Buddy Hield played 8 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 10, from 2019 to 2026—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. |
All-Rookie First Team