Buddy Hield vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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 Klay Thompson 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Klay Thompson averages 4.1 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (18.9 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 5,852 points more (16,801 vs. 10,949).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.8
10
Klay Thompson 18.9
+4.1
13

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,949
10
Klay Thompson 16,801
+5,852
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Klay Thompson has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+8.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,860).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Klay Thompson 19.2
+8.4
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Klay Thompson 3,032
+2,860
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Klay Thompson 4
+4

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Klay Thompson 18
+16

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Klay Thompson 78
+61

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 193
Klay Thompson 394
+201

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 551
Klay Thompson 779
+228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 725
Klay Thompson 883
+158

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 16
+10
Klay Thompson 6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Klay Thompson 17
+16

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Klay Thompson 75
+72

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Klay Thompson 143
+135

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Klay Thompson 158
+145

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+3
Klay Thompson 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 10 741
difference:+4.1+1.6+3.2+1.7+0.2+0.2+1.4+0.6+0.7+0.1+3+148
Klay Thompson 18.9 7.0 15.6 44.9 3.1 7.6 40.9 1.7 2.0 86.0 13 889

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 10,949 3,967 9,180 43.2 2,167 5,484 39.5 848 987 85.9 10 741
difference:+5,852+2,281+4,731+1.7+596+1,264+1.4+694+807+0.1+3+148
Klay Thompson 16,801 6,248 13,911 44.9 2,763 6,748 40.9 1,542 1,794 86.0 13 889

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:+8.4+3.4+7.5+2.0+0.8+2.2+2.8+0.9+1.1+9.3+7+142
Klay Thompson 19.2 7.1 16.4 43.6 3.2 7.8 40.5 1.8 2.1 84.5 9 158

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:+2,860+1,067+2,443+2.0+462+1,147+2.8+264+314+9.3+7+142
Klay Thompson 3,032 1,126 2,585 43.6 501 1,237 40.5 279 330 84.5 9 158

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Klay Thompson 12.5
+1.9
201266

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Klay Thompson 16.6
+6.0
201382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Klay Thompson 18.4
+7.8
201481

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Klay Thompson 21.7
+8.2
2015NBA Champion77

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982
Klay Thompson 22.1
+1.4
201680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Klay Thompson 22.3
+3.1
2017NBA Champion78

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171
Klay Thompson 20.0
+3.4
2018NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Klay Thompson 21.5
+5.9
201978

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380
Klay Thompson 20.4
+3.6
2022NBA Champion32

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Klay Thompson 21.9
+9.8
202369

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Klay Thompson 17.9
+5.8
202477

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Klay Thompson 14.0
+1.9
202572

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
+0.1
202582
Klay Thompson 11.0
202624

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 1 season more than Klay Thompson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2026—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 27 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Klay Thompson 15.2
+15.2
201312

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Klay Thompson 16.4
+16.4
20147

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Klay Thompson 18.6
+18.6
2015NBA Champion21

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Klay Thompson 24.3
+24.3
201624

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Klay Thompson 15.0
+15.0
2017NBA Champion17

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Klay Thompson 19.6
+19.6
2018NBA Champion21

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Klay Thompson 20.7
+20.7
201921

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Klay Thompson 19.0
+19.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Klay Thompson 18.5
+13.0
202313

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20250

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512
Klay Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Buddy Hield didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).

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