Draymond Green vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Draymond Green 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 average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Draymond Green. 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 6.1 points more than Draymond Green in his 14 seasons (14.8 points against 8.7), and he also scored a total of 3,106 points more (10,952 vs. 7,846).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Draymond Green 8.7
14
Buddy Hield 14.8
+6.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Draymond Green 7,846
14
Buddy Hield 10,952
+3,106
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Draymond Green has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,762).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Draymond Green 11.4
+0.6
10
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Draymond Green 1,934
+1,762
10
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Draymond Green 0
Buddy Hield 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 1
Buddy Hield 17
+16

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 44
Buddy Hield 193
+149

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 362
Buddy Hield 551
+189

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 857
+131
Buddy Hield 726

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 46
+30
Buddy Hield 16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 2
+1
Buddy Hield 1

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 15
+12
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 101
+93
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 168
+155
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 1
Buddy Hield 3
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.2 44.8 0.9 2.7 32.1 1.4 2.0 71.0 14 903
difference:+6.1+2.1+5.2+1.6+2.0+4.7+7.4+0.3+0.7+14.9+4+161
Buddy Hield 14.8 5.3 12.4 43.2 2.9 7.4 39.5 1.1 1.3 85.9 10 742

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 7,846 2,897 6,468 44.8 776 2,421 32.1 1,276 1,798 71.0 14 903
difference:+3,106+1,071+2,714+1.6+1,392+3,064+7.4+428+811+14.9+4+161
Buddy Hield 10,952 3,968 9,182 43.2 2,168 5,485 39.5 848 987 85.9 10 742

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169
difference:+0.6+0.4+0.3+3.0+1.4+2.2+13.3+1.3+2.0+21.2+8+153
Buddy Hield 10.8 3.7 8.9 41.5 2.4 5.6 43.3 0.9 1.0 93.8 2 16

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169
difference:+1,762+634+1,415+3.0+135+490+13.3+359+499+21.2+8+153
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 2.9
201379
Buddy Hield 10.6
+7.7
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 6.2
201482
Buddy Hield 10.6
+4.4
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79
Buddy Hield 13.5
+1.8
201880

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 14.0
201681
Buddy Hield 20.7
+6.7
201982

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76
Buddy Hield 19.2
+9.0
202072

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.0
2018NBA Champion70
Buddy Hield 16.6
+5.6
202171

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.4
201966
Buddy Hield 15.6
+8.2
202281

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.0
202043
Buddy Hield 16.8
+8.8
202380

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.0
202163
Buddy Hield 12.1
+5.1
202484

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.5
2022NBA Champion46
Buddy Hield 12.1
+4.6
202484

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.5
202373
Buddy Hield 11.1
+2.6
202582

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.6
+0.7
202455
Buddy Hield 7.9
202628

Draymond Green's additional seasons:

* Draymond Green played 2 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 90 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 5.8
+5.8
201312
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.9
+11.9
20147
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.7
+13.7
2015NBA Champion21
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 15.4
+15.4
201623
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.1
+13.1
2017NBA Champion17
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.8
+10.8
2018NBA Champion21
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.3
+13.3
201922
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20200
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20210
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.0
+2.5
2022NBA Champion22
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 9.4
202312
Buddy Hield 12.5
+3.1
202512

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20240
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Draymond Green's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Draymond Green played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 12 games.