Buddy Hield vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves and Buddy Hield 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Austin Reaves has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Buddy Hield scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 0.6 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (15.4 points against 14.8). On the other hand Buddy Hield scored a total of 6,304 points more than Austin Reaves (10,939 vs. 4,635).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 10 | |
| Austin Reaves | 15.4 | +0.6 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10,939 | +6,304 | 10 |
| Austin Reaves | 4,635 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+263).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 2 | |
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | +5.9 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 2 | |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | +263 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 0 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 193 | +108 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 85 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 550 | +328 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 222 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 724 | +431 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 293 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 16 | +8 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 8 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 1 | +1 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 10 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 24 | +16 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 26 | +13 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +3 | ||
| Austin Reaves | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 10 | 740 |
| difference: | +0.6 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +5.1 | +1.1 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +5 | +439 |
| Austin Reaves | 15.4 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 48.3 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 86.5 | 5 | 301 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10,939 | 3,963 | 9,173 | 43.2 | 2,165 | 5,479 | 39.5 | 848 | 987 | 85.9 | 10 | 740 |
| difference: | +6,304 | +2,446 | +6,034 | +5.1 | +1,613 | +3,985 | +2.6 | +201 | +226 | +0.6 | +5 | +439 |
| Austin Reaves | 4,635 | 1,517 | 3,139 | 48.3 | 552 | 1,494 | 36.9 | 1,049 | 1,213 | 86.5 | 5 | 301 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +5.9 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +3.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +5.4 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +4.6 | +1 | +10 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.7 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 45.5 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 37.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 89.2 | 3 | 26 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +263 | +91 | +188 | +3.9 | +22 | +71 | +5.4 | +59 | +67 | +4.6 | +1 | +10 |
| Austin Reaves | 435 | 150 | 330 | 45.5 | 61 | 161 | 37.9 | 74 | 83 | 89.2 | 3 | 26 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 7 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 515 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2023 | 16 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.8 | +16.8 | 2024 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 16.2 | +16.2 | 2025 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5. |