Zaid Abdul-Aziz vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Zaid Abdul-Aziz, 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.

Zaid Abdul-Aziz played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Zaid Abdul-Aziz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 10 3 1968-69 to 1977-78
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1968-692016-17
Team Cincinnati Royals, Milwaukee BucksNew 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 49 19.3 7.3 - - 8.3 0.8 - - - 2.3 2.9 8.0 .369 - - - 1.4 2.3 .619
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 80 20.5 7.4 - - 7.5 0.8 - - - 2.1 3.0 6.8 .434 - - - 1.5 2.3 .643
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 7 11.7 4.3 - - 3.7 0.6 - - - 0.7 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 1.1 1.4 .800
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 61 20.9 10.9 - - 7.7 0.7 - - - 1.9 4.3 9.8 .441 - - - 2.3 3.1 .739
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsSacramento 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 58 30.7 13.8 - - 11.3 2.1 - - - 3.1 5.6 12.9 .429 - - - 2.7 3.7 .720
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Houston RocketsSacramento 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 48 18.8 8.7 - - 6.3 1.1 - - - 2.3 3.1 7.8 .397 - - - 2.5 3.4 .735
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Houston RocketsSacramento 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 79 31.1 10.9 3.3 8.4 11.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 - 2.9 4.3 9.3 .459 - - - 2.4 3.0 .804
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Houston RocketsIndiana 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 65 22.3 9.7 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.3 0.6 1.1 - 2.0 3.6 8.3 .437 - - - 2.4 3.1 .783
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 6 11.3 4.3 1.2 1.7 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 - 0.8 2.0 5.2 .387 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 27 8.3 3.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 - 1.1 1.3 2.8 .467 - - - 0.6 1.1 .552
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 5 12.0 7.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 - 0.4 2.8 4.0 .700 - - - 1.6 2.2 .727
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
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1976-77-
Team Buffalo Braves-
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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 22 8.9 3.8 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 1.0 1.1 3.4 .338 - - - 1.5 2.0 .767
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Zaid Abdul-Aziz Buddy Hield
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics, 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 %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 16 9.9 3.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.8 1.4 3.8 .383 - - - 1.1 1.4 .739
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zaid Abdul-Aziz ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------
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