Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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 / 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Buddy Hield, who played 9. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	12	6	2013-14 to 2024-25
Buddy Hield	9	2	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2013-14	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First 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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	80	19.8	5.9	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.7	0.9	0.2	0.4	1.8	2.3	5.8	.396	0.7	2.3	.319	0.6	0.8	.770
difference:	+2	+3.2	+4.7	+0.1	+1.4	+1.3	+0.8	+0.4	+0.1	-0.8	-0.4	+1.7	+3.6	+.030	+1.1	+2.3	+.072	+0.2	+0.1	+.072
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2014-15	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	31.5	12.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.3	1.1	0.2	1.1	2.0	4.8	11.9	.401	1.9	5.4	.345	1.3	1.9	.696
difference:	+2	+6.2	+0.8	+0.1	+0.7	+0.7	+0.6		+0.1	-0.5	-0.1	+0.4	+0.2	+.045	+0.3	+0.3	+.086	+0.4	+0.9	+.181
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2015-16	2018-19
Team	Detroit Pistons	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	36.7	14.5	0.9	2.8	3.7	1.8	1.4	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.3	12.6	.420	1.5	4.9	.309	2.4	3.0	.811
difference:	+6	+4.8	+6.2	+0.4	+0.9	+1.3	+0.7	+0.7	+0.2	-0.4	-0.3	+2.3	+4.0	+.038	+1.9	+3.0	+.118	+0.3	+0.6	+.075
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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	4	40.3	15.3	0.5	3.8	4.3	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.8	5.5	12.5	.440	3.0	6.8	.444	1.3	1.8	.714
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2016-17	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	33.3	13.8	0.7	2.5	3.3	2.5	1.2	0.2	1.1	1.6	4.9	12.2	.399	2.0	5.8	.350	2.0	2.4	.832
difference:	+4	+2.5	+5.4	+0.1	+1.3	+1.3	+0.5	+0.3		-1.2	-0.7	+2.0	+3.9	+.030	+1.8	+3.8	+.044	+0.4	+0.5	+.014
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 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2017-18	2020-21
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	74	33.2	13.4	0.8	4.4	5.2	2.2	1.4	0.2	1.3	2.0	4.6	10.8	.426	2.1	5.6	.383	2.1	2.6	.789
difference:	+3	+1.1	+3.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.5	+1.4	+0.5	+0.2	-0.5	-0.5	+1.1	+3.2	+.020	+1.9	+4.6	+.008	+0.9	+1.1	+.057
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
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2018-19	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	82	24.8	11.4	0.6	2.3	2.9	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.8	1.7	4.0	9.2	.430	1.8	5.3	.347	1.7	1.9	.867
difference:	+1	+6.1	+4.2	+0.2	+1.2	+1.5	+1.5		+0.1	-1.1	-0.6	+1.5	+4.4	+.024	+1.4	+3.5	+.019	+0.3	+0.3	+.007
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
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Buddy Hield played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2019-20	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	69	25.5	9.3	0.6	1.5	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.9	3.4	7.3	.467	1.3	3.5	.385	1.1	1.5	.775
difference:	+11	+5.5	+7.5	+0.2	+2.7	+2.9	+1.2	+0.4	+0.1	-0.8	-0.1	+2.5	+5.7	+.009	+2.3	+5.0	+.040	+0.2	+0.1	+.047
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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	29.0	10.7	0.4	1.7	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.9	3.8	9.0	.418	2.1	5.7	.378	1.0	1.3	.815
Buddy Hield	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2020-21	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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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	67	28.4	9.7	0.4	2.3	2.7	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	1.7	3.3	7.6	.431	1.8	4.4	.410	1.4	1.7	.866
difference:	+17	+2.7	+2.4	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+0.9	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-0.3	+1.1	+2.5	+.005	+0.8	+2.4	+.024	+0.8	+1.0	+.015
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		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	5	29.2	6.2	0.4	2.4	2.8	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.4	3.0	2.2	5.8	.379	0.8	3.8	.211	1.0	1.0	1.000
difference:	+1	+16.4	+0.7	+0.1	+1.6	+1.5	+0.5	+1.0	+0.3	-0.1	-2.0	+0.4	+1.5	+.033	+0.7	+0.5	+.251	+0.5	+0.5
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
	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Buddy Hield
Season	2021-22	2024-25
Team	Washington Wizards	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	77	30.2	13.2	0.5	2.9	3.4	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.3	1.8	4.7	10.8	.435	2.1	5.3	.390	1.8	2.0	.890
difference:	+5	+7.5	+2.1	+0.1	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.3		-0.2	-0.2	+0.7	+1.2	+.018	+0.4	+1.4	+.020	+1.2	+1.2	+.062
Buddy Hield	82	22.7	11.1	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.6	4.0	9.6	.417	2.5	6.7	.370	0.6	0.8	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Buddy Hield	12	27.3	12.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.1	2.0	4.3	10.4	.416	2.8	6.4	.429	1.1	1.2	.929

Additional Years

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 3 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2023 to 2025—Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years