Buddy Hield vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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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Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Buddy Hield.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Donovan Mitchell 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.

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, Donovan Mitchell averages 10.2 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (25.0 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 3,131 points more (14,070 vs. 10,939).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.8
10
Donovan Mitchell 25.0
+10.2
9

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,939
10
Donovan Mitchell 14,070
+3,131
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+17.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,611).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+17.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,611
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Donovan Mitchell 32
+30

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Donovan Mitchell 171
+154

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 193
Donovan Mitchell 411
+218

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 550
+7
Donovan Mitchell 543

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 724
+161
Donovan Mitchell 563

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 16
+16
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Donovan Mitchell 31
+30

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Donovan Mitchell 51
+48

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Donovan Mitchell 62
+54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Donovan Mitchell 63
+50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+3
Donovan Mitchell 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+10.2+3.4+7.2+2.0+0.2+0.9+2.7+3.1+3.8+1.9+1+177
Donovan Mitchell 25.0 8.8 19.6 45.2 3.1 8.3 36.8 4.2 5.1 84.0 9 563

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:+3,131+1,018+1,856+2.0+447+806+2.7+1,542+1,857+1.9+1+177
Donovan Mitchell 14,070 4,981 11,029 45.2 1,718 4,673 36.8 2,390 2,844 84.0 9 563

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:+17.5+6.1+13.4+2.4+0.8+3.3+7.8+4.7+5.7+11.3+6+47
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

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:+1,611+558+1,261+2.4+160+471+7.8+335+408+11.3+6+47
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+9.9
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+10.3
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+3.3
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+7.2
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+9.3
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+12.7
202368

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+11.0
202455

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+7.2
202571

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Donovan Mitchell 31.3
+19.2
202624

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 2 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 108 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+36.3
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+32.3
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
202410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
20259

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Donovan Mitchell -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 12 games.

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