Jalen Green vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jalen Green, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 6 less than Buddy Hield, who played 10. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 |
| Jalen Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Buddy Hield | 10 | 2 | 2016-17 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Green | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| difference: | +15 | +8.9 | +6.7 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +0.5 | +2.2 | +.048 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +.045 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Green | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| difference: | +4 | +8.9 | +8.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +2.2 | +6.2 | +.030 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +.093 | +3.9 | +5.1 | +.091 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Jalen Green | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -1.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.035 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +.095 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +.082 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Jalen Green | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.1 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.006 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.040 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +.033 | ||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
| Buddy Hield | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Buddy Hield played 6 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2021 to 2026—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. |