Buddy Hield vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Buddy Hield has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Naz Reid scored more points in the postseason. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 3.1 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (14.8 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 5,861 points more (10,952 vs. 5,091).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Buddy Hield 14.8
+3.1
10
Naz Reid 11.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Buddy Hield 10,952
+5,861
10
Naz Reid 5,091
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Buddy Hield has a better career point average than Naz Reid (+0.9 points per game) while Naz Reid scored more points (+185).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 10.8
+0.9
2
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Buddy Hield 172
2
Naz Reid 357
+185
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 17
+13
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 193
+141
Naz Reid 52

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 551
+294
Naz Reid 257

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 726
+299
Naz Reid 427

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 16
+9
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Buddy Hield 8
Naz Reid 20
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Buddy Hield 13
Naz Reid 34
+21

0 Point Games (games without points)

Buddy Hield 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

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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:+3.1+0.9+3.2+5.3+1.4+3.5+2.1+0.3+0.6+13.0+3+308
Naz Reid 11.7 4.4 9.2 48.5 1.5 3.9 37.4 1.4 1.9 72.9 7 434

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:+5,861+2,042+5,210+5.3+1,533+3,785+2.1+244+159+13.0+3+308
Naz Reid 5,091 1,926 3,972 48.5 635 1,700 37.4 604 828 72.9 7 434

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:+0.9+0.1+1.4+6.0+0.9+1.7+5.2+0.4+0.8+17.6+1+20
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+185+69+127+6.0+14+49+5.2+33+47+17.6+1+20
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
+1.6
201782
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782
Naz Reid 11.2
+0.6
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 10.6
+2.3
201782
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 13.5
+2.0
201880
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 20.7
+7.2
201982
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 19.2
+5.0
202072
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield 16.6
+2.6
202171
Naz Reid 14.0
202628

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 7 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 523 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 7.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid 4.8
+4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5.