Buddy Hield vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 10 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 20. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry	20	11	2006-07 to 2025-26

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


Rookie Season
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2016-17	2006-07
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	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:	+72	+5.5	+5.0	+0.8	+1.0	+0.2	+1.7	+0.9			-0.6	+2.6	+5.6	+.058	+1.5	+3.8	+.016	+1.7	+1.9	+.051
Kyle Lowry	10	17.5	5.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	3.2	1.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.3	0.8	.375	2.5	2.8	.893

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2017-18	2007-08
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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:	+2	+0.2	+3.9	+0.2	+0.7	+0.8	+1.7			-0.1	-0.4	+2.1	+4.5	+.014	+1.8	+3.4	+.174	+2.1	+3.2	+.179
Kyle Lowry	82	25.5	9.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.5	2.3	3.1	7.2	.432	0.4	1.7	.257	3.0	4.2	.698

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2018-19	2008-09
Team	Sacramento Kings	Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+10.1	+13.1	+1.0	+1.6	+2.5	+1.1	+0.2	+0.2	-0.3	-0.6	+5.1	+11.0	+.023	+3.1	+6.6	+.172	+0.3	+0.5	+.085
Kyle Lowry	77	21.8	7.6	0.3	2.1	2.5	3.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.9	2.5	5.6	.435	0.3	1.3	.255	2.4	2.9	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	13	19.5	5.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.6	4.8	.333	0.3	1.2	.250	1.8	2.4	.742


Season 4
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2019-20	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+4	+6.5	+10.1	+0.5	+1.5	+1.0	+1.5		+0.1	-0.6	-0.2	+4.2	+9.3	+.032	+3.3	+7.6	+.122	+1.6	+1.9	+.019
Kyle Lowry	68	24.3	9.1	1.3	2.3	3.6	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	2.5	2.7	6.8	.397	0.5	2.0	.272	3.2	3.8	.827

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2020-21	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+4	+0.1	+3.1	+0.8	+1.4	+0.6	+3.1	+0.5	+0.1	-0.3	-0.3	+1.1	+3.2	+.020	+2.3	+5.6	+.015	+1.4	+1.8	+.081
Kyle Lowry	75	34.2	13.5	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.7	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.8	4.6	10.8	.426	1.7	4.6	.376	2.6	3.3	.765

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2021-22	2011-12
Team	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+34	+1.2	+1.3		+0.2	+0.1	+3.8	+0.7		-0.9	-0.5	+1.0	+2.7	+.003	+1.5	+4.3	+.008	+2.2	+2.6	+.010
Kyle Lowry	47	32.1	14.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	6.6	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	4.5	10.9	.409	1.7	4.5	.374	3.6	4.2	.864

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2022-23	2012-13
Team	Indiana Pacers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+12	+1.3	+5.2		+0.3	+0.3	+3.6	+0.2	+0.1	-0.6	-1.2	+2.2	+3.8	+.057	+2.1	+4.4	+.063	+1.5	+1.9	+.027
Kyle Lowry	68	29.7	11.6	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.7	9.2	.401	1.5	4.1	.362	2.8	3.5	.795

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Buddy Hield nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2023-24	2013-14
Team	Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+5	+10.5	+5.8	+0.4	+1.1	+1.5	+4.6	+0.7	+0.3	-1.3	-1.4	+1.4	+3.6	+.013	+0.2	+0.5	+.006	+3.4	+4.2	+.068
Kyle Lowry	79	36.2	17.9	1.1	3.6	4.7	7.4	1.5	0.2	2.5	3.4	5.8	13.7	.423	2.4	6.3	.380	4.0	4.9	.813

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:	+3	+25.9	+15.6	+0.8	+2.6	+3.4	+4.2	+0.9	+0.3	-2.4	-2.9	+4.5	+11.3	+.008	+0.9	+2.8	+.067	+5.6	+6.5	+.122
Kyle Lowry	7	38.7	21.1	1.3	3.4	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.0	2.9	3.9	6.3	15.6	.404	2.4	6.1	.395	6.1	7.0	.878


Season 9
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2024-25	2014-15
Team	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+12	+11.8	+6.7	+0.2	+1.3	+1.5	+5.2	+0.8	+0.1	-1.4	-1.4	+2.1	+5.3	+.005	+0.6	+1.1	+.032	+3.0	+3.7	+.020
Kyle Lowry	70	34.5	17.8	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.8	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.0	6.1	14.9	.412	1.9	5.6	.338	3.6	4.5	.808

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	+5.5	+0.2	+0.3	+1.8	+2.0	+3.0	+0.1	+0.4	-1.9	-2.5	+0.2	+3.9	+.100	+1.5	+0.6	+.212	+0.9	+1.6	+.202
Kyle Lowry	4	32.8	12.3	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	14.3	.316	1.3	5.8	.217	2.0	2.8	.727


Season 10
	Buddy Hield	Kyle Lowry
Season	2025-26	2015-16
Team	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals

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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	25	18.8	8.0	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.6	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.4	3.0	7.3	.404	1.4	4.7	.305	0.7	0.7	.944
difference:	+52	+18.2	+13.2		+2.1	+2.1	+4.8	+1.2	+0.3	-1.9	-1.3	+3.6	+8.3	+.023	+1.4	+2.4	+.083	+4.5	+5.7	+.133
Kyle Lowry	77	37.0	21.2	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.4	2.1	0.4	2.9	2.7	6.6	15.6	.427	2.8	7.1	.388	5.2	6.4	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Lowry	20	38.3	19.1	0.9	3.8	4.7	6.0	1.6	0.2	3.2	3.7	6.6	16.5	.397	2.1	6.9	.304	3.9	5.2	.750


Additional Years
* Kyle Lowry played 10 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 11 to 20, from 2017 to 2026—Kyle Lowry played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Buddy Hield, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	4 All-Star Game

Buddy Hield vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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