Buddy Hield vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Julius Randle 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Julius Randle averages 4.4 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (19.2 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 3,154 points more (14,093 vs. 10,939).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.8
10
Julius Randle 19.2
+4.4
12

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,939
10
Julius Randle 14,093
+3,154
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Julius Randle has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+8.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+410).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Julius Randle 19.4
+8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Julius Randle 582
+410
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Julius Randle 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Julius Randle 11
+9

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Julius Randle 90
+73

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 193
Julius Randle 347
+154

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 550
Julius Randle 643
+93

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 724
Julius Randle 734
+10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 16
+15
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Julius Randle 17
+14

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Julius Randle 27
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Julius Randle 30
+17

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+3
Julius Randle 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:+4.4+1.5+2.3+4.0+1.7+3.8+6.0+3.0+4.1+10.2+2+5
Julius Randle 19.2 6.9 14.7 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.5 4.1 5.4 75.7 12 735

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:+3,154+1,125+1,596+4.0+1,271+2,812+6.0+2,175+3,006+10.2+2+5
Julius Randle 14,093 5,088 10,769 47.2 894 2,667 33.5 3,023 3,993 75.7 12 735

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:+8.6+2.9+6.8+0.6+0.5+0.3+10.5+3.4+4.2+12.3+1+14
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+410+139+328+0.6+19+87+10.5+113+141+12.3+1+14
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
+8.6
201782
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Julius Randle 11.3
+0.7
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
+0.3
201880
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
+4.6
201982
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Julius Randle 21.4
+2.2
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171
Julius Randle 19.5
+2.9
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Julius Randle 24.1
+8.5
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380
Julius Randle 20.1
+3.3
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Julius Randle 25.1
+13.0
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Julius Randle 24.0
+11.9
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582
Julius Randle 18.7
+7.6
202569

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 8.0
202626
Julius Randle 23.0
+15.0
202625

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Julius Randle 18.0
+18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Julius Randle 16.6
+11.1
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
202512
Julius Randle 21.7
+9.2
202515

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
Julius Randle -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress