Buddy Hield vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Buddy Hield has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while DeAndre Jordan scored more points in the postseason. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 6.5 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (15.0 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 1,249 points more (10,732 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 15.0
+6.5
9
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,732
+1,249
9
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Buddy Hield has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+2.8 points per game) while DeAndre Jordan scored more points (+411).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
+2.8
2
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
DeAndre Jordan 583
+411
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
+2
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
+16
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 192
+144
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 541
+108
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 701
DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+345

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 13
DeAndre Jordan 65
+52

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
DeAndre Jordan 5
+2

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
DeAndre Jordan 27
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
DeAndre Jordan 61
+48

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
DeAndre Jordan 12
+9

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.6 43.3 3.0 7.5 39.7 1.2 1.4 85.8 9 714
difference:+6.5+1.9+7.4+24.1+3.0+7.5+24.3+0.4+2.0+38.3+8+397
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 10,732 3,887 8,986 43.3 2,127 5,357 39.7 831 969 85.8 9 714
difference:+1,249+31+3,261+24.1+2,125+5,344+24.3+938+2,759+38.3+8+397
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111

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:+2.8+0.8+4.5+25.4+2.4+5.6+43.3+1.3+4.3+53.4+8+57
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+411+154+176+25.4+39+89+43.3+142+373+53.4+8+57
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
+6.3
201782
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
+5.8
201782
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
+6.4
201880
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
+13.3
201982
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
+10.4
202072
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
+6.2
202171
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
+4.1
202281
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
+4.1
202380
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
+0.6
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
+0.1
202484
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
+1.1
202484
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
+0.1
202582
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 6 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 5.6 points in a total of 292 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.3 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
+4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
+3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
+9.9
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.6 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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