Buddy Hield vs. Mark Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Williams 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, 6 more than Mark Williams, who played 3. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Mark Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
| Mark Williams |
3 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Buddy Hield |
Mark Williams |
| Season |
2016-17 | 2022-23 |
| Team |
New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings | Charlotte Hornets |
| 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: | +39 | +3.7 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +3.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +0.3 | +3.6 | +.211 | +1.8 | +4.6 | | +0.8 | +1.4 | +.151 |
| Mark Williams |
43 |
19.3 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
.637 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.691 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Mark Williams 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: | +61 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +2.5 | +5.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -0.7 | -0.7 | | +3.8 | +.203 | +2.2 | +5.1 | | +1.5 | +2.4 | +.158 |
| Mark Williams |
19 |
26.7 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
7.9 |
.649 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.719 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Mark Williams 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: | +38 | +5.3 | +5.4 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +5.2 | | | +0.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | +1.5 | +6.4 | +.146 | +3.4 | +7.8 | +.427 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +.082 |
| Mark Williams |
44 |
26.6 |
15.3 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
10.2 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
10.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
.804 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Buddy Hield nor Mark Williams played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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Additional Years |
* Buddy Hield played 6 seasons more than Mark Williams in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. |