Shawn Bradley vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Shawn Bradley, 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.

Shawn Bradley played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Shawn Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Shawn Bradley 12 5 1993-94 to 2004-05
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1993-942016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Shawn Bradley 49 28.3 10.3 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.0 0.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 4.1 10.0 .409 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.4 .607
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento 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 %
Shawn Bradley 82 28.8 9.5 3.0 5.1 8.0 0.6 0.7 3.3 1.7 4.1 3.8 8.5 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.8 .638
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey NetsSacramento 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 %
Shawn Bradley 79 29.5 11.9 2.8 5.3 8.1 0.8 0.6 3.6 2.3 3.6 4.9 11.1 .443 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 3.1 .687
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1996-972019-20
Team New Jersey Nets, Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
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 %
Shawn Bradley 73 31.3 13.2 3.0 5.3 8.4 0.7 0.5 3.4 1.8 3.2 5.6 12.4 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.1 .654
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento 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 %
Shawn Bradley 64 28.5 11.4 2.6 5.5 8.1 0.9 0.8 3.3 1.5 3.3 4.7 11.1 .422 0.0 0.0 .333 2.0 2.8 .722
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento 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 %
Shawn Bradley 49 26.4 8.6 2.7 5.3 8.0 0.8 0.7 3.2 1.1 3.1 3.4 7.1 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .748
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana 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 %
Shawn Bradley 77 24.7 8.4 2.1 4.4 6.5 0.8 0.9 2.5 1.0 3.4 3.5 7.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 1.9 .765
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 %
Shawn Bradley ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Shawn Bradley 82 24.4 7.1 2.0 5.5 7.4 0.5 0.4 2.8 1.1 3.1 2.7 5.5 .490 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.2 .787
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 %
Shawn Bradley 10 25.6 6.4 2.4 4.7 7.1 0.5 0.4 3.0 1.0 3.7 2.7 5.1 .529 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .769
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
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 2001-02-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 53 14.3 4.1 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.5 3.1 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.2 .922
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 7 3.6 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.9 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 2002-03-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 81 21.4 6.7 1.9 4.0 5.9 0.7 0.8 2.1 0.8 3.0 2.5 4.6 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .806
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 17 14.4 2.9 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 2.8 1.2 2.9 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .750
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 2003-04-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Shawn Bradley 66 11.7 3.3 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 2.0 1.3 2.8 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 0.7 .837
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Shawn Bradley Buddy Hield
Season 2004-05-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 77 11.5 2.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 2.0 1.1 2.4 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .683
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Shawn Bradley 7 3.7 1.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.9 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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