Kevin Garnett vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Kevin Garnett 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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Kevin Garnett is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Kevin Garnett 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 21 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Garnett averages 2.8 points more than Buddy Hield in his 9 seasons (17.8 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 15,339 points more (26,071 vs. 10,732).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 17.8
+2.8
21
Buddy Hield 15.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 26,071
+15,339
21
Buddy Hield 10,732
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Garnett has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,429).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 18.2
+7.4
14
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 2,601
+2,429
14
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 4
+2
Buddy Hield 2

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 84
+67
Buddy Hield 17

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 631
+439
Buddy Hield 192

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 1,260
+719
Buddy Hield 541

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 1,449
+748
Buddy Hield 701

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 13
Buddy Hield 13

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 9
+8
Buddy Hield 1

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 58
+55
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 128
+120
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 142
+129
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 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
Kevin Garnett 17.8 7.2 14.5 49.7 0.1 0.4 27.5 3.3 4.2 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+2.8+1.8+1.9+6.4+2.9+7.1+12.2+2.1+2.8+6.9+12+748
Buddy Hield 15.0 5.4 12.6 43.3 3.0 7.5 39.7 1.2 1.4 85.8 9 714

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 26,071 10,505 21,142 49.7 174 632 27.5 4,887 6,190 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+15,339+6,618+12,156+6.4+1,953+4,725+12.2+4,056+5,221+6.9+12+748
Buddy Hield 10,732 3,887 8,986 43.3 2,127 5,357 39.7 831 969 85.8 9 714

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 18.2 7.4 15.5 47.8 0.1 0.4 27.3 3.3 4.1 78.9 14 143
difference:+7.4+3.7+6.6+6.2+2.3+5.2+16.0+2.4+3.1+14.9+12+127
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
Kevin Garnett 2,601 1,059 2,216 47.8 15 55 27.3 468 593 78.9 14 143
difference:+2,429+1,000+2,074+6.2+24+35+16.0+453+577+14.9+12+127
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
Kevin Garnett 10.4
199680
Buddy Hield 10.6
+0.2
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.0
+6.4
199777
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.5
+7.9
199882
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 20.8
+7.3
199947
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.9
+2.2
200081
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.0
+2.8
200181
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.2
+4.6
200281
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 23.0
+7.4
200382
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 24.2
+7.4
200482
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.2
+10.1
200582
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.8
+10.7
200676
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582

Kevin Garnett's additional seasons:

* Kevin Garnett played 10 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 21, from 2007 to 2016—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 611 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.4 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
19960
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.3
+17.3
19973
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 15.8
+15.8
19985
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.8
+21.8
19994
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.8
+18.8
20004
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.0
+21.0
20014
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 24.0
+24.0
20023
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 27.0
+27.0
20036
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 24.3
+24.3
200418
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
20050
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
20060
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512

Kevin Garnett's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Garnett played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.4 ppg and his lowest 6.9.

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