Jim Fox vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jim Fox, 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 Fox played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Jim Fox 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 Fox 10 5 1967-68 to 1976-77
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1967-682016-17
Team Cincinnati Royals, Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Div SemisDid 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 Fox 55 11.3 3.6 - - 4.2 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.2 2.9 .410 - - - 1.2 2.0 .611
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 Fox 6 15.0 4.5 - - 6.2 0.5 - - - 1.8 1.0 3.2 .316 - - - 2.5 3.2 .789
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1968-692017-18
Team Detroit Pistons, Phoenix SunsSacramento 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 %
Jim Fox 76 31.0 10.9 - - 10.8 2.2 - - - 3.5 4.2 8.9 .470 - - - 2.5 3.5 .715
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 Fox ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisDid 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 Fox 81 25.2 12.9 - - 7.0 1.1 - - - 3.2 5.1 9.7 .524 - - - 2.7 3.5 .770
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 Fox 6 29.0 11.2 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.2 11.5 .362 - - - 2.8 4.0 .708
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1970-712019-20
Team Chicago BullsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 Fox 82 19.9 9.7 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 2.6 3.4 7.5 .458 - - - 2.9 3.9 .745
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 Fox 7 23.9 11.3 - - 9.4 2.4 - - - 2.4 4.7 10.9 .434 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1971-722020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Cincinnati RoyalsSacramento 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 %
Jim Fox 81 26.9 11.5 - - 8.8 1.1 - - - 3.2 4.4 9.7 .449 - - - 2.8 3.7 .764
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 Fox ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento 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 %
Jim Fox 74 33.0 11.4 - - 11.2 2.4 - - - 3.2 4.3 8.3 .515 - - - 2.9 3.6 .808
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 Fox ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana 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 %
Jim Fox 78 27.9 11.3 3.1 6.0 9.2 2.9 0.7 0.3 - 3.2 4.1 8.6 .478 - - - 3.1 3.8 .823
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 Fox ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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 Fox 75 23.5 9.0 1.7 4.8 6.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.4 7.2 .469 - - - 2.3 2.8 .802
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 Fox 8 5.0 1.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.8 0.5 1.8 .286 - - - 0.5 0.9 .571
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 Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1975-76-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Jim Fox 70 13.1 3.9 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 1.8 1.5 2.9 .517 - - - 0.9 1.1 .785
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox 3 11.0 3.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 2.7 1.3 1.7 .800 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jim Fox Buddy Hield
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Nets-
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 %
Jim Fox 71 16.4 6.5 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 - 2.2 2.6 5.6 .462 - - - 1.3 1.6 .833
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Fox ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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