Jim Brewer vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jim Brewer, 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.

Jim Brewer played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Jim Brewer had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, 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
Jim Brewer	9	6	1973-74 to 1981-82
Buddy Hield	8	1	2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1973-74	2016-17
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	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		%
Jim Brewer	82	22.7	6.1	2.5	3.9	6.4	1.8	0.6	0.4	-	2.3	2.6	6.7	.383	-	-	-	1.0	1.5	.650
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		%
Jim Brewer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1974-75	2017-18
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
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		%
Jim Brewer	82	24.3	8.4	2.5	3.7	6.2	1.6	0.9	0.5	-	1.8	3.5	7.8	.455	-	-	-	1.3	1.9	.648
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		%
Jim Brewer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1975-76	2018-19
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Jim Brewer	82	35.5	11.5	3.6	7.2	10.9	2.5	1.1	1.1	-	2.6	4.9	10.7	.458	-	-	-	1.7	2.6	.654
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		%
Jim Brewer	13	37.6	8.8	3.1	7.7	10.8	2.8	1.0	0.9	-	2.6	3.4	7.8	.436	-	-	-	2.0	3.7	.542
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1976-77	2019-20
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jim Brewer	81	33.0	8.5	3.4	6.0	9.4	2.4	1.2	1.0	-	2.6	3.7	8.1	.451	-	-	-	1.2	2.2	.545
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		%
Jim Brewer	3	37.7	7.7	3.7	8.3	12.0	1.7	1.3	1.3	-	3.7	3.7	9.0	.407	-	-	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1977-78	2020-21
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jim Brewer	80	22.5	5.0	2.3	3.9	6.2	1.2	0.8	0.6	1.3	2.2	2.2	4.9	.449	-	-	-	0.6	1.3	.460
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		%
Jim Brewer	1	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	.000	-	-	-	0.0	2.0	.000
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1978-79	2021-22
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
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		%
Jim Brewer	80	20.1	3.9	2.0	4.0	5.9	1.1	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.2	1.8	4.0	.442	-	-	-	0.3	0.8	.413
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		%
Jim Brewer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1979-80	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jim Brewer	67	15.2	2.9	1.5	2.3	3.8	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.9	1.3	2.7	.489	0.0	0.1	.000	0.2	0.4	.483
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		%
Jim Brewer	3	22.3	7.0	2.0	3.3	5.3	1.0	1.7	0.7	0.3	2.0	3.3	3.3	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.0	.333
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1980-81	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers 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		%
Jim Brewer	78	14.2	2.8	1.6	2.0	3.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	2.0	1.3	2.5	.513	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.5	.375
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		%
Jim Brewer	3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Jim Brewer	Buddy Hield
Season	1981-82	-
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Brewer	71	13.6	2.4	1.5	2.2	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	1.8	1.1	2.5	.463	0.0	0.1	.167	0.1	0.3	.368
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Brewer	8	7.1	0.8	0.5	0.9	1.4	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.8	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jim Brewer vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jim Brewer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9