Walter Davis vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Walter Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Walter Davis played 15 years in the NBA, 7 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Walter Davis had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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 |
Walter Davis |
15 |
10 |
1977-78 to 1991-92 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
79 |
30.8 |
23.6 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
9.7 |
17.2 |
.561 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.831 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
15 |
32.7 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
.520 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
6.4 |
.813 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
75 |
30.8 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
15.5 |
.563 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
.819 |
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 |
% |
Walter Davis |
8 |
30.6 |
20.8 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
17.1 |
.504 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
.737 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
78 |
28.0 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
14.1 |
.539 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.412 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.836 |
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 |
% |
Walter Davis |
7 |
28.4 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
7.3 |
15.1 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.588 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
55 |
21.5 |
14.4 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
12.2 |
.523 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.188 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.820 |
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 |
% |
Walter Davis |
7 |
24.7 |
18.1 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
7.4 |
16.6 |
.448 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
.917 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
80 |
31.1 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
8.3 |
16.1 |
.516 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.304 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.818 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
3 |
37.7 |
26.0 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
10.0 |
23.0 |
.435 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
.810 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
78 |
32.6 |
20.0 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
16.3 |
.512 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.230 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.863 |
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 |
% |
Walter Davis |
17 |
36.6 |
24.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
19.2 |
.535 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.273 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.897 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
23 |
24.8 |
15.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.450 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.300 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.877 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
70 |
32.0 |
21.8 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
18.4 |
.485 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.237 |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.843 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
79 |
33.5 |
23.6 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
9.9 |
19.2 |
.514 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.259 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.862 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
68 |
28.7 |
17.9 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.473 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.375 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
.887 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
81 |
22.9 |
15.6 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
13.3 |
.498 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.290 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.879 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
3 |
31.3 |
25.7 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
10.3 |
20.0 |
.517 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
1.000 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
69 |
23.7 |
17.5 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
7.2 |
15.0 |
.481 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.130 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
.912 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
3 |
23.3 |
14.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
15.0 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
71 |
20.9 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
12.1 |
.468 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.306 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.915 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
13 |
8.5 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
.396 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.833 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
46 |
16.1 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
.459 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.313 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.872 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walter Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |