Buddy Hield vs. Marcus Morris Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Morris 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 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than Marcus Morris, who played 13. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Marcus Morris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
9 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Marcus Morris |
13 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Buddy Hield |
Marcus Morris |
| Season |
2016-17 | 2011-12 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +65 | +15.6 | +8.2 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +1.3 | +0.4 | | -1.0 | -0.7 | +3.1 | +6.2 | +.130 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +.273 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.092 |
| Marcus Morris |
17 |
7.4 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.296 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
.118 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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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: | +3 | +5.5 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | | -0.6 | -0.2 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +.024 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.062 | | +0.5 | +.313 |
| Marcus Morris |
77 |
19.8 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.422 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.369 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.564 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd 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 |
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: | | +9.9 | +11.0 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +4.1 | +8.7 | +.016 | +2.2 | +4.7 | +.046 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.125 |
| Marcus Morris |
82 |
22.0 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
7.9 |
.442 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.381 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.761 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th 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 |
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: | +9 | +5.6 | +8.8 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +0.1 | | -1.4 | | +2.8 | +6.7 | +.005 | +2.4 | +5.7 | +.036 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +.218 |
| Marcus Morris |
81 |
25.2 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.434 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
.358 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.628 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th 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 |
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: | +9 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | | -0.4 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +.028 | +2.6 | +6.5 | +.029 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +.097 |
| Marcus Morris |
80 |
35.7 |
14.1 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
11.8 |
.434 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.362 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.749 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marcus Morris |
4 |
36.0 |
17.8 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
11.8 |
.468 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.389 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.870 |
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6th 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 |
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: | +2 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.2 | | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.012 | +1.7 | +4.3 | +.035 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.090 |
| Marcus Morris |
79 |
32.5 |
14.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.418 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
.331 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.784 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th 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 |
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: | +26 | +4.2 | +3.2 | | +0.4 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +.029 | +2.0 | +4.2 | +.057 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.017 |
| Marcus Morris |
54 |
26.8 |
13.6 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
11.3 |
.429 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.368 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.805 |
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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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marcus Morris |
19 |
29.6 |
12.4 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
11.7 |
.368 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.417 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.712 |
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8th 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 |
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: | +9 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.2 | | -0.4 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +.011 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.011 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.037 |
| Marcus Morris |
75 |
27.9 |
13.9 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
.447 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.375 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.844 |
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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 |
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: | +5 | +15.4 | +8.2 | +0.8 | +6.0 | +6.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 | +2.8 | +4.5 | +.107 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +.012 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +.258 |
| Marcus Morris |
9 |
28.2 |
13.7 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
8.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
8.8 |
.519 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.450 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
.742 |
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9th 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 |
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: | +20 | +8.5 | +5.6 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +0.2 | | +0.2 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +.021 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +.038 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +.005 |
| Marcus Morris |
62 |
31.2 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
13.1 |
.438 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
.408 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
.823 |
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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 |
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: | +1 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 | | +1.9 | +.089 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +.046 | +0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Marcus Morris |
13 |
29.8 |
11.8 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
.505 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.475 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.929 |
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Additional Years |
* Marcus Morris played 4 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2021 to 2024—Marcus Morris played in 3 Playoffs. |