Josh Giddey vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Josh Giddey, 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.
Josh Giddey played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Buddy Hield, who played 9. Josh Giddey 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 |
| Josh Giddey | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Buddy Hield | 9 | 2 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Josh Giddey | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 54 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .419 | 1.0 | 3.9 | .263 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .709 |
| difference: | +28 | +8.5 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +4.5 | +4.9 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -2.0 | -0.2 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.007 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +.128 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.133 |
| 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 Josh Giddey nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Josh Giddey | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 76 | 31.2 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 14.7 | .482 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .325 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .731 |
| difference: | +4 | +5.9 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +4.1 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +3.0 | +.036 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +.106 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.146 | |
| 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 Josh Giddey nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Josh Giddey | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 80 | 25.1 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .475 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .337 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .806 |
| difference: | +2 | +6.8 | +8.4 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | +2.6 | +6.0 | +.017 | +2.4 | +4.9 | +.090 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.080 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | 18.1 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .453 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .353 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .875 |
| Buddy Hield | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Josh Giddey | Buddy Hield | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Josh Giddey | 70 | 30.2 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .465 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .378 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .781 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +1.0 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +.036 | +2.3 | +5.6 | +.016 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +.065 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Buddy Hield played 5 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. |