Fred Brown vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Fred Brown, 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.
Fred Brown played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Fred Brown had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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 |
Fred Brown |
13 |
8 |
1971-72 to 1983-84 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Fred Brown |
Buddy Hield |
Season |
1971-72 | 2016-17 |
Team |
Seattle Supersonics | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
33 |
10.9 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
.328 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.759 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
79 |
29.4 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
6.0 |
13.1 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.818 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
82 |
30.5 |
16.5 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
- |
3.4 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.8 |
.863 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
81 |
33.0 |
21.0 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
9.1 |
19.0 |
.480 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.4 |
.831 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
8 |
30.0 |
20.6 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
- |
2.4 |
8.6 |
17.4 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.844 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
76 |
33.1 |
23.1 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
- |
2.4 |
9.8 |
20.0 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.1 |
.869 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
6 |
39.3 |
28.5 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
- |
3.3 |
11.3 |
22.2 |
.511 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.795 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
72 |
29.1 |
17.2 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
- |
1.9 |
7.4 |
15.5 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.884 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
72 |
27.3 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
7.1 |
14.5 |
.488 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.898 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
22 |
26.1 |
17.3 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
7.0 |
15.5 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.1 |
.833 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
77 |
25.5 |
14.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.8 |
12.4 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.888 |
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 |
% |
Fred Brown |
17 |
15.3 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.824 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
80 |
21.3 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
5.1 |
10.5 |
.479 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.443 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.837 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
15 |
20.9 |
12.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
12.1 |
.440 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.294 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
78 |
25.5 |
15.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
13.3 |
.488 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.359 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.832 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
82 |
21.8 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
10.5 |
.455 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.860 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
8 |
19.8 |
11.9 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
11.1 |
.483 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.400 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.700 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
80 |
17.9 |
10.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
8.9 |
.520 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.438 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.806 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
2 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
.222 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
71 |
15.9 |
8.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
7.1 |
.510 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.265 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.895 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Fred Brown |
5 |
17.6 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
9.4 |
.426 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
.727 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |