Deni Avdija vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Deni Avdija, 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.
Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Buddy Hield, who played 10. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Buddy Hield had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 |
| Deni Avdija |
6 |
0 |
2020-21 to 2025-26 |
| Buddy Hield |
10 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Deni Avdija |
Buddy Hield |
| Season |
2020-21 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Washington Wizards | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
| 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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
54 |
23.3 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.417 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.315 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.644 |
| difference: | +28 | +0.3 | +4.3 | | +1.5 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +.009 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +.076 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.198 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield 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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
82 |
24.2 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
.432 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.317 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.757 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.1 | +5.1 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +2.2 | +4.6 | +.014 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +.114 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.120 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield 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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
76 |
26.6 |
9.2 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.437 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.297 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.739 |
| difference: | +6 | +5.3 | +11.5 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | | -0.2 | -0.3 | +4.3 | +9.0 | +.021 | +2.5 | +4.8 | +.130 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.147 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield 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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
75 |
30.1 |
14.7 |
1.1 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
10.7 |
.506 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.374 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.740 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.7 | +4.5 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +5.4 | +.077 | +2.6 | +6.5 | +.020 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.106 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield 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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
72 |
30.0 |
16.9 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
11.7 |
.476 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.365 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.780 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +.070 | +2.3 | +5.4 | +.026 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +.066 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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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 | % |
| Deni Avdija |
7 |
33.0 |
24.1 |
1.1 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
16.0 |
.491 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
.378 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.824 |
| difference: | +74 | +2.1 | +8.5 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -2.1 | -0.6 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +.085 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +.012 | +4.6 | +5.7 | +.050 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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Additional Years |
* Buddy Hield played 4 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. |