Buddy Hield vs. Maxi Kleber Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maxi Kleber 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 / 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 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Maxi Kleber, who played 7. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Maxi Kleber had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 achivements, 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 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24
Maxi Kleber 7 4 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2016-172017-18
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Maxi Kleber 72 16.8 5.4 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.3 .489 0.6 1.8 .313 0.6 0.8 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Maxi Kleber 71 21.2 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.4 .453 1.1 3.1 .353 0.8 1.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Maxi Kleber 74 25.5 9.1 1.5 3.7 5.2 1.2 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 6.9 .461 1.6 4.3 .373 1.1 1.3 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber 6 33.8 6.7 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.5 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.3 2.2 6.5 .333 0.8 4.3 .192 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 4
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Maxi Kleber 50 26.8 7.1 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.1 2.3 5.5 .422 1.7 4.2 .410 0.7 0.7 .919
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber 7 26.7 5.3 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 2.7 1.7 4.3 .400 1.1 2.9 .400 0.7 1.0 .714

Season 5
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Maxi Kleber 59 24.6 7.0 1.2 4.7 5.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 2.4 6.0 .398 1.4 4.3 .325 0.8 1.1 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber 18 25.4 8.7 0.8 3.7 4.6 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.9 .509 1.9 4.3 .436 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 6
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Maxi Kleber 37 25.1 5.9 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.3 2.1 4.6 .456 1.1 3.0 .348 0.7 1.0 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Indiana PacersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks TBD
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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
Maxi Kleber 43 20.3 4.4 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.5 3.4 .432 0.7 2.1 .348 0.8 1.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Maxi Kleber 6 19.3 5.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.5 .524 1.7 3.0 .556 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 8
Buddy Hield Maxi Kleber
Season 2023-24-
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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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
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
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
Maxi Kleber ------- --- ----------
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