Buddy Hield vs. Mike O'Koren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike O'Koren 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

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 and Mike O'Koren both played 8 years in the NBA. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Mike O'Koren had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Mike O'Koren 8 5 1980-81 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2016-171980-81
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
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
Mike O'Koren 79 31.3 11.0 2.3 3.8 6.1 3.2 1.1 0.3 1.8 3.1 4.6 9.5 .486 0.1 0.2 .278 1.7 2.7 .637
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2017-181981-82
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 80 25.2 11.4 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.4 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.2 4.8 9.7 .492 0.1 0.3 .348 1.7 2.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 2 22.0 3.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 5.5 .273 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 3
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 46 17.5 6.7 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.0 5.6 .525 0.0 0.2 .222 0.7 1.0 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 2 9.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Mike O'Koren 73 16.3 5.9 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.5 5.3 .483 0.1 0.4 .179 0.7 1.2 .609
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 11 19.6 5.0 1.6 1.5 3.2 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.1 3.4 2.3 5.4 .424 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.5 .833

Season 5
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Sacramento KingsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 43 26.0 10.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.7 4.5 9.1 .494 0.2 0.5 .381 1.0 1.6 .627
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 3 11.3 2.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 .000

Season 6
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Mike O'Koren 67 15.4 5.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.4 5.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .259 0.3 0.6 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren 2 10.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 3.0 .167 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Indiana PacersWashington Bullets
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 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
Mike O'Koren 15 8.2 2.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.8 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Buddy Hield Mike O'Koren
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Mike O'Koren 4 13.0 4.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.3 4.0 .563 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 1.0 .000
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
Mike O'Koren ------- --- ----------
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