Buddy Hield vs. Jason Kidd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Kidd 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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, 9 less than Jason Kidd, who played 19. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jason Kidd had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Jason Kidd	19	17	1994-95 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2016-17	1994-95
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+10.8	+1.1	+1.5	+0.6	+2.1	+6.2	+1.4	+0.2	-2.0	-0.4	+0.2	+1.4	+.041	+0.9	+1.3	+.119	+1.6	+2.6	+.144
Jason Kidd	79	33.8	11.7	1.9	3.5	5.4	7.7	1.9	0.3	3.2	1.8	4.2	10.8	.385	0.9	3.3	.272	2.4	3.5	.698

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Jason Kidd played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2017-18	1995-96
Team	Sacramento Kings	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+12.2	+3.1	+1.8	+1.1	+3.0	+7.8	+1.1		-2.4		+0.9	+4.3	+.065	+0.6	+0.2	+.095	+1.9	+3.1	+.185
Jason Kidd	81	37.5	16.6	2.5	4.3	6.8	9.7	2.2	0.3	4.0	1.9	6.1	16.0	.381	1.6	4.9	.336	2.8	4.1	.692

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Jason Kidd played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2018-19	1996-97
Team	Sacramento Kings	Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+27	+3.8	+9.8	+0.1	+0.3	+0.5	+6.5	+1.6		-0.8	-0.4	+3.7	+7.0	+.055	+2.3	+4.9	+.057	+0.1	+0.6	+.207
Jason Kidd	55	35.7	10.9	1.2	3.4	4.5	9.0	2.3	0.4	2.6	2.1	3.9	9.6	.403	1.1	3.0	.370	2.0	3.0	.679

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	5	41.6	12.0	0.8	5.2	6.0	9.8	2.2	0.4	2.6	2.2	4.2	10.6	.396	1.6	4.4	.364	2.0	3.8	.526


Season 4
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2019-20	1997-98
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+7.2	+7.6	+0.5	+1.1	+1.6	+6.1	+1.1	+0.1	-0.9	-0.6	+2.5	+5.6	+.013	+2.9	+6.8	+.081	+0.4	+0.6	+.047
Jason Kidd	82	38.0	11.6	1.3	4.9	6.2	9.1	2.0	0.3	3.2	1.7	4.4	10.5	.416	0.9	2.8	.313	2.0	2.5	.799

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	4	42.8	14.3	1.3	4.5	5.8	7.8	4.0	0.5	3.0	3.3	5.5	14.5	.379	0.0	1.8	.000	3.3	4.0	.813


Season 5
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2020-21	1998-99
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+21	+6.9	+0.3	+1.3	+0.7	+2.1	+7.2	+1.4		-1.2	-0.3	+0.5		+.038	+3.1	+7.7	+.025	+2.4	+3.3	+.089
Jason Kidd	50	41.2	16.9	1.7	5.0	6.8	10.8	2.3	0.4	3.0	2.2	6.2	14.0	.444	0.9	2.5	.366	3.6	4.8	.757

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	3	42.0	15.0	0.3	2.0	2.3	10.3	1.7	0.3	3.0	4.0	6.0	14.3	.419	1.3	5.3	.250	1.7	2.3	.714


Season 6
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2021-22	1999-00
Team	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+14	+8.1	+1.3	+0.6	+2.3	+2.8	+7.3	+1.1	+0.1	-1.5	-0.1	+0.3	+0.8	+.003	+2.4	+6.3	+.029	+1.6	+2.1	+.045
Jason Kidd	67	39.0	14.3	1.4	5.8	7.2	10.1	2.0	0.4	3.4	2.2	5.2	12.8	.409	0.8	2.5	.337	3.0	3.7	.829

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	6	38.0	9.8	1.3	5.3	6.7	8.8	1.8	0.2	3.8	2.3	3.7	9.2	.400	1.3	3.7	.364	1.2	1.5	.778


Season 7
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2022-23	2000-01
Team	Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+8.8	+0.1	+0.4	+1.0	+1.4	+7.0	+1.0		-2.0	-0.2		+1.2	+.047	+2.7	+5.5	+.128	+3.0	+3.6	+.008
Jason Kidd	77	39.8	16.9	1.2	5.2	6.4	9.8	2.2	0.3	3.7	2.2	5.9	14.2	.411	0.9	3.0	.297	4.3	5.2	.814

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	4	41.5	14.3	2.3	3.8	6.0	13.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	3.3	5.5	17.3	.319	1.0	4.3	.235	2.3	3.0	.750


Season 8
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2023-24	2001-02
Team	Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost NBA Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+11.6	+2.6	+0.9	+3.2	+4.1	+7.1	+1.3	+0.3	-2.3	-0.3	+1.0	+3.8	+.045	+1.2	+2.4	+.065	+1.9	+2.3	+.067
Jason Kidd	82	37.3	14.7	1.6	5.7	7.3	9.9	2.1	0.2	3.5	1.7	5.4	13.9	.391	1.4	4.4	.321	2.5	3.0	.814

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
difference:	+16	+27.5	+14.1	+1.6	+5.3	+6.9	+8.6	+1.7	+0.1	-2.9	-1.0	+5.6	+13.4	+.003	+0.6	+1.2	+.273	+3.5	+4.5	+.192
Jason Kidd	20	40.3	19.6	2.1	6.1	8.2	9.1	1.7	0.4	3.4	2.0	7.4	17.7	.415	0.9	4.5	.189	4.0	5.0	.808


Season 9
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2024-25	2002-03
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Nets Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	82	22.7	11.1	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.6	4.0	9.6	.417	2.5	6.7	.370	0.6	0.8	.828
difference:	+2	+14.7	+7.6	+0.8	+2.3	+3.1	+7.3	+1.4		-2.6		+2.4	+6.0	+.003	+0.9	+2.1	+.029	+3.6	+4.2	+.013
Jason Kidd	80	37.4	18.7	1.4	4.9	6.3	8.9	2.2	0.3	3.7	1.6	6.4	15.6	.414	1.6	4.6	.341	4.2	5.0	.841

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	12	27.3	12.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.1	2.0	4.3	10.4	.416	2.8	6.4	.429	1.1	1.2	.929
difference:	+8	+15.3	+7.6	+0.3	+3.9	+4.2	+6.4	+0.6	+0.2	-2.9	-0.3	+2.6	+6.7	+.014	+1.1	+1.2	+.102	+3.6	+4.5	+.104
Jason Kidd	20	42.6	20.1	1.8	5.9	7.7	8.2	1.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	6.9	17.1	.402	1.7	5.2	.327	4.7	5.7	.825


Season 10
	Buddy Hield	Jason Kidd
Season	2025-26	2003-04
Team	Golden State Warriors	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	6	17.0	7.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.2	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.8	2.8	6.8	.415	1.3	4.7	.286	0.5	0.5	1.000
difference:	+61	+19.6	+8.0	+1.0	+3.9	+4.9	+8.0	+1.1	+0.2	-2.5	-0.8	+2.7	+7.5	+.031	+0.1	+0.3	+.035	+2.6	+3.2	+.173
Jason Kidd	67	36.6	15.5	1.3	5.1	6.4	9.2	1.8	0.2	3.2	1.6	5.5	14.3	.384	1.4	4.4	.321	3.1	3.7	.827

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Kidd	11	43.4	12.6	1.5	5.2	6.6	9.0	2.3	0.5	3.9	1.4	3.9	11.7	.333	0.9	4.4	.208	3.9	4.8	.811


Additional Years
* Jason Kidd played 9 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 19, from 2005 to 2013—Jason Kidd played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 9 extra years over Buddy Hield, Jason Kidd got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 3 All-Star Game

Buddy Hield vs. Jason Kidd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Kidd 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years