Mike Conley vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Buddy Hield has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 0.9 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (14.8 points against 13.9). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 5,645 points more than Buddy Hield (16,597 vs. 10,952).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 13.9
19
Buddy Hield 14.8
+0.9
10

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,597
+5,645
19
Buddy Hield 10,952
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mike Conley has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,323).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
+3.0
12
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
+1,323
12
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Buddy Hield 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
+9
Buddy Hield 17

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
+57
Buddy Hield 193

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 854
+303
Buddy Hield 551

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,178
+452
Buddy Hield 726

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 18
+2
Buddy Hield 16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Buddy Hield 1

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
+21
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
+67
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
+91
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+1
Buddy Hield 3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.9 4.9 11.1 43.7 1.6 4.2 38.8 2.5 3.0 82.6 19 1,196
difference:+0.9+0.4+1.3+0.5+1.3+3.2+0.7+1.4+1.7+3.3+9+454
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
Mike Conley 16,597 5,821 13,306 43.7 1,956 5,036 38.8 2,999 3,631 82.6 19 1,196
difference:+5,645+1,853+4,124+0.5+212+449+0.7+2,151+2,644+3.3+9+454
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
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+3.0+1.0+2.7+0.6+0.8+1.2+7.3+1.9+2.5+13.1+10+92
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+1,323+452+1,106+0.6+132+385+7.3+287+358+13.1+10+92
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Buddy Hield 10.6
+1.2
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
+0.3
200982
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
+1.4
201080
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
+0.2
201181
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Buddy Hield 20.7
+8.0
201982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Buddy Hield 19.2
+4.6
202072

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
+0.6
201473
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
+0.2
201570
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
201656
Buddy Hield 16.8
+1.5
202380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 20.5
+8.4
201769
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.1
+5.0
201812
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 21.1
+9.0
201970
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+3.3
202047
Buddy Hield 11.1
202582

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 16.2
+8.3
202151
Buddy Hield 7.9
202628

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 6 seasons more than Buddy Hield in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 377 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.7 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
+15.2
201113
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
+14.1
20127
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
+15.9
20147
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+14.4
20158
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 24.7
+19.2
20176
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 19.8
+7.3
20205
Buddy Hield 12.5
202512

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
+15.3
20216
Buddy Hield -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12 ppg and his lowest 6.

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