John Barnhill vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and John Barnhill, 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.

John Barnhill played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Buddy Hield, who played 8. John Barnhill had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
John Barnhill 7 4 1962-63 to 1968-69
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1962-632016-17
Team St. Louis HawksNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
John Barnhill 77 35.0 11.7 - - 4.7 4.2 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.9 .430 - - - 2.4 3.3 .710
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 %
John Barnhill 11 28.5 7.0 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 2.5 2.8 7.0 .403 - - - 1.4 2.0 .682
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1963-642017-18
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
John Barnhill 74 18.5 6.6 - - 2.1 2.0 - - - 1.4 2.8 6.8 .412 - - - 0.9 1.6 .609
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 %
John Barnhill 5 12.2 5.2 - - 1.0 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.4 4.6 .522 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1964-652018-19
Team St. Louis HawksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
John Barnhill 41 19.0 7.0 - - 2.2 1.9 - - - 1.4 3.0 7.6 .388 - - - 1.1 1.7 .643
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 %
John Barnhill 4 9.0 1.5 - - 1.8 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 2.8 .182 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1965-662019-20
Team St. Louis Hawks, Detroit PistonsSacramento 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 %
John Barnhill 76 21.3 7.9 - - 2.7 2.6 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 - - - 1.5 2.4 .614
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1966-672020-21
Team Baltimore BulletsSacramento 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 %
John Barnhill 53 22.9 8.3 - - 3.0 2.6 - - - 1.5 3.5 8.4 .418 - - - 1.2 1.9 .641
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1967-682021-22
Team San Diego RocketsSacramento 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 %
John Barnhill 75 25.1 9.9 - - 2.3 3.5 - - - 1.9 3.9 9.3 .421 - - - 2.1 3.1 .658
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season 1968-692022-23
Team Baltimore BulletsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
John Barnhill 30 16.8 6.4 - - 1.8 2.4 - - - 2.1 2.5 5.8 .434 - - - 1.3 2.2 .600
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 %
John Barnhill 1 10.0 2.0 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

John Barnhill Buddy Hield
Season -2023-24
Team -Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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