Buddy Hield vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Kenyon Martin. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 2.5 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (14.8 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 1,627 points more (10,952 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.8
+2.5
10
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,952
+1,627
10
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kenyon Martin has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+2.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,269).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Kenyon Martin 12.9
+2.1
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+1,269
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
+2
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
+13
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 193
+80
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 551
+70
Kenyon Martin 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 726
Kenyon Martin 731
+5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 16
Kenyon Martin 26
+10

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Kenyon Martin 3
+2

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Kenyon Martin 21
+18

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Kenyon Martin 74
+66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Kenyon Martin 108
+95

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
Kenyon Martin 4
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 14.8 5.3 12.4 43.2 2.9 7.4 39.5 1.1 1.3 85.9 10 742
difference:+2.5+0.2+1.8+5.0+2.8+7.0+16.1+0.9+1.9+23.0+5+15
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 10,952 3,968 9,182 43.2 2,168 5,485 39.5 848 987 85.9 10 742
difference:+1,627+93+1,151+5.0+2,102+5,203+16.1+661+1,411+23.0+5+15
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+2.1+1.5+2.1+5.4+2.4+5.3+30.4+1.6+2.7+25.9+9+96
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+1,269+520+1,091+5.4+35+59+30.4+264+395+25.9+9+96
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+1.4
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+4.3
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+3.2
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
+4.0
201982
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
+3.7
202072
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
+3.7
202171
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
+6.1
202281
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
+4.4
202380
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
+0.4
202484
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
+0.6
202484
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
+3.5
202484
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
+5.9
202582
Kenyon Martin 5.2
201242

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 7.9
+0.7
202628
Kenyon Martin 7.2
201318

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 2 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2014 to 2015—he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 43 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+18.9
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+19.1
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Kenyon Martin 4.5
+4.5
20062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Kenyon Martin 8.8
+8.8
20084

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Kenyon Martin 10.9
+5.4
200916

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Kenyon Martin 10.0
+4.5
20106

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Kenyon Martin 11.8
+6.3
20115

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
+8.0
202512
Kenyon Martin 4.5
201211

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 5.8
+5.8
201312
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin didn't play in the postseason.