Jim Davis vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jim Davis, 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.
Jim Davis and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Jim Davis had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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 Davis |
8 |
6 |
1967-68 to 1974-75 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
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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 Davis |
50 |
7.9 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.391 |
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 Davis |
2 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
78 |
17.5 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.467 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
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 Davis |
8 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
.267 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.625 |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
82 |
32.0 |
13.6 |
- |
- |
9.7 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.3 |
11.5 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.9 |
.755 |
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 Davis |
9 |
13.0 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
3.3 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.588 |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
82 |
22.7 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.5 |
.677 |
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 Davis |
5 |
23.8 |
11.2 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
.815 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 5 |
|
Jim Davis |
Buddy Hield |
Season |
1971-72 | 2020-21 |
Team |
Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons | 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 Davis |
75 |
13.1 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.1 |
.649 |
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 Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
73 |
10.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.6 |
.632 |
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 Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
78 |
12.1 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.647 |
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 Davis |
7 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
- |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
.579 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.667 |
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 |
% |
Jim Davis |
79 |
13.6 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.726 |
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 Davis |
2 |
8.0 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.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 |