Baron Davis vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Baron Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis has better scoring stats than Buddy Hield in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 1.1 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (16.1 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 2,678 points more (13,447 vs. 10,769).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+1.1
13
Buddy Hield 15.0
10

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+2,678
13
Buddy Hield 10,769
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+770).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+8.0
7
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
+770
7
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Buddy Hield 2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+27
Buddy Hield 17

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+86
Buddy Hield 192

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+103
Buddy Hield 543

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
+120
Buddy Hield 706

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Buddy Hield 13
+4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+6
Buddy Hield 1

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+22
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
+34
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
+37
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Buddy Hield 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+1.1+0.5+1.8+2.3+1.4+2.5+7.6+1.6+2.5+14.7+3+116
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.5 43.2 3.0 7.5 39.6 1.2 1.4 85.8 10 719

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+2,678+987+2,930+2.3+801+1,222+7.6+1,505+2,320+14.7+3+116
Buddy Hield 10,769 3,901 9,021 43.2 2,133 5,381 39.6 834 972 85.8 10 719

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+8.0+2.9+6.0+2.6+0.4+0.1+8.3+2.8+4.2+22.9+5+34
Buddy Hield 10.8 3.7 8.9 41.5 2.4 5.6 43.3 0.9 1.0 93.8 2 16

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+770+270+603+2.6+60+193+8.3+170+245+22.9+5+34
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Buddy Hield 10.6
+4.7
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
+3.2
200182
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+7.5
200282
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+3.6
200350
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+2.2
200467
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+2.6
200546
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+3.6
200546
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+1.1
200654
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+8.0
200763
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+9.7
200882
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
+2.8
200965
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
+4.2
201075
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
+5.7
201158
Buddy Hield 7.4
20265

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 1 season more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In that year—his season 15 in 2012—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 29 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+22.6
20029
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+19.8
200711
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Baron Davis played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games.