Tom Henderson vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Tom Henderson, 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.

Tom Henderson played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Tom Henderson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Henderson 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Tom Henderson 79 27.0 11.4 0.6 2.0 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 4.6 11.3 .411 - - - 2.1 3.1 .697
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 %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Atlanta HawksSacramento 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 %
Tom Henderson 81 35.8 14.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 4.6 1.7 0.1 - 2.4 5.8 14.0 .413 - - - 2.7 3.8 .708
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 %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington BulletsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East 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 %
Tom Henderson 87 32.1 11.2 0.5 2.3 2.7 6.9 1.6 0.2 - 1.7 4.3 9.5 .449 - - - 2.7 3.6 .744
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 %
Tom Henderson 9 35.8 13.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 7.0 1.2 0.2 - 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 - - - 2.9 4.0 .722
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Washington BulletsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Tom Henderson 75 30.9 11.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.4 1.2 0.2 2.6 1.7 4.5 10.5 .432 - - - 2.4 3.2 .746
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 %
Tom Henderson 21 28.4 9.6 0.8 1.4 2.2 5.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.4 8.2 .416 - - - 2.8 3.8 .734
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Washington BulletsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA 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 %
Tom Henderson 70 29.7 10.8 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 4.3 9.2 .466 - - - 2.2 2.8 .800
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 %
Tom Henderson 19 29.4 8.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.4 9.2 .366 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Houston RocketsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East 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 %
Tom Henderson 66 23.5 5.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 4.9 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.2 .727
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 %
Tom Henderson 7 29.0 8.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.7 3.1 6.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.1 .800
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA 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 %
Tom Henderson 66 21.4 5.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.7 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.4 .821
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 %
Tom Henderson 21 29.3 6.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.3 .447 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.3 .821
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Tom Henderson 75 22.9 6.3 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.1 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.6 2.4 5.4 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
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 %
Tom Henderson 3 22.7 4.7 1.7 1.0 2.7 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 5.3 .313 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Tom Henderson Buddy Hield
Season 1982-83-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Tom Henderson 51 15.5 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 5.2 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.1 .789
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Henderson ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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