Buddy Hield vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael 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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Michael Jordan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Michael Jordan 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 15.2 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (30.1 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 21,500 points more (32,292 vs. 10,792).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.9
10
Michael Jordan 30.1
+15.2
15

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,792
10
Michael Jordan 32,292
+21,500
15

Scoring Titles

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 10
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+10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Michael Jordan has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+22.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,815).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
2
Michael Jordan 33.4
+22.6
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,815
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
Michael Jordan 173
+171

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
Michael Jordan 562
+545

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 192
Michael Jordan 926
+734

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 544
Michael Jordan 1,059
+515

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 709
Michael Jordan 1,072
+363

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 13
+13
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
Michael Jordan 109
+108

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
Michael Jordan 173
+170

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Michael Jordan 179
+171

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Michael Jordan 179
+166

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+3
Michael Jordan 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 14.9 5.4 12.5 43.3 3.0 7.5 39.7 1.2 1.3 85.8 10 722
difference:+15.2+6.0+10.4+6.4+2.5+5.8+7.0+5.6+6.9+2.3+5+350
Michael Jordan 30.1 11.4 22.9 49.7 0.5 1.7 32.7 6.8 8.2 83.5 15 1,072

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Buddy Hield 10,792 3,909 9,038 43.3 2,139 5,394 39.7 835 973 85.8 10 722
difference:+21,500+8,283+15,499+6.4+1,558+3,616+7.0+6,492+7,799+2.3+5+350
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072

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:+22.6+8.5+16.2+7.1+1.6+3.1+10.1+7.3+8.9+11.0+11+163
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179

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:+5,815+2,129+4,355+7.1+109+356+10.1+1,448+1,750+11.0+11+163
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Michael Jordan 28.2
+17.6
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880
Michael Jordan 22.7
+9.2
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+16.4
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+15.8
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+15.9
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+18.0
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+15.9
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+13.3
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+20.5
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582
Michael Jordan 26.9
+15.8
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 7.5
20268
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+22.9
1996NBA Champion82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 4 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 15, from 1997 to 2003—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 306 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 4 extra years over Buddy Hield, Michael Jordan won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Michael Jordan 35.7
+35.7
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Michael Jordan 36.3
+36.3
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Michael Jordan 36.7
+36.7
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230
Michael Jordan 34.5
+34.5
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244
Michael Jordan 35.1
+29.6
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 12.5
202512
Michael Jordan 31.5
+19.0
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
Michael Jordan 30.7
+30.7
1996NBA Champion18
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in two Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 31.8 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.4 ppg and his lowest 31.1.

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