Francisco Garcia vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Francisco Garcia, 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.

Francisco Garcia played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Francisco Garcia had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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 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
Francisco Garcia 10 3 2005-06 to 2014-15
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Sacramento KingsNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Francisco Garcia 67 19.4 5.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.9 .400 0.6 2.0 .285 1.2 1.5 .772
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia 6 6.8 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8 .455 0.2 0.7 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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 %
Francisco Garcia 79 17.8 6.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.1 4.8 .429 0.7 1.9 .356 1.2 1.4 .833
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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 %
Francisco Garcia 79 26.5 12.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 2.9 4.4 9.5 .463 1.4 3.7 .391 2.1 2.6 .779
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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 %
Francisco Garcia 65 30.4 12.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 3.0 4.5 10.2 .444 1.4 3.4 .398 2.2 2.7 .820
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
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 %
Francisco Garcia 25 23.0 8.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.3 7.0 .466 0.9 2.4 .390 0.6 0.7 .882
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
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 %
Francisco Garcia 58 23.9 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.2 3.6 8.2 .436 1.4 3.9 .362 1.1 1.3 .855
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Sacramento KingsIndiana Pacers
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 %
Francisco Garcia 49 16.3 4.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.7 .376 0.8 2.7 .290 0.5 0.6 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Sacramento Kings, Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Francisco Garcia 58 17.7 5.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.2 .393 1.2 3.1 .374 0.3 0.4 .857
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia 6 27.3 10.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.5 3.7 8.3 .440 2.8 6.2 .459 0.5 0.8 .600
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

Season 9
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2013-14-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Francisco Garcia 55 19.7 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.2 2.1 5.3 .401 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 0.3 .526
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia 2 11.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Francisco Garcia Buddy Hield
Season 2014-15-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Francisco Garcia 14 14.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 4.5 .270 0.7 3.2 .222 0.1 0.3 .250
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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