OG Anunoby vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and OG Anunoby 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 OG Anunoby. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 2.1 points more than OG Anunoby in his 8 seasons (15.0 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 4,399 points more (10,732 vs. 6,333).

Points Per Game

Seasons
OG Anunoby 12.9
8
Buddy Hield 15.0
+2.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
OG Anunoby 6,333
8
Buddy Hield 10,732
+4,399
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason OG Anunoby has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+556).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 13.5
+2.7
5
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
OG Anunoby 728
+556
5
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 1
Buddy Hield 2
+1

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 12
Buddy Hield 17
+5

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 105
Buddy Hield 192
+87

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 301
Buddy Hield 541
+240

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 477
Buddy Hield 701
+224

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 15
+2
Buddy Hield 13

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 0
Buddy Hield 1
+1

20+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 13
+10
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

OG Anunoby 37
+29
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

OG Anunoby 54
+41
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

OG Anunoby 0
Buddy Hield 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
OG Anunoby 12.9 4.8 10.2 47.4 1.8 4.7 37.5 1.4 1.9 76.1 8 492
difference:+2.1+0.6+2.4+4.2+1.2+2.8+2.2+0.2+0.5+9.7+1+222
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
OG Anunoby 6,333 2,382 5,021 47.4 863 2,299 37.5 706 928 76.1 8 492
difference:+4,399+1,505+3,965+4.2+1,264+3,058+2.2+125+41+9.7+1+222
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
OG Anunoby 13.5 4.9 10.7 46.0 1.9 5.0 37.3 1.7 2.3 73.8 5 54
difference:+2.7+1.2+1.8+4.5+0.5+0.6+6.0+0.8+1.3+20.0+3+38
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
OG Anunoby 728 267 580 46.0 101 271 37.3 93 126 73.8 5 54
difference:+556+208+438+4.5+62+181+6.0+78+110+20.0+3+38
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
OG Anunoby 5.9
201874
Buddy Hield 10.6
+4.7
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.0
2019NBA Champion67
Buddy Hield 10.6
+3.6
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.6
202069
Buddy Hield 13.5
+2.9
201880

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.9
202143
Buddy Hield 20.7
+4.8
201982

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.1
202248
Buddy Hield 19.2
+2.1
202072

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.8
+0.2
202367
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 14.7
202450
Buddy Hield 15.6
+0.9
202281

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 18.0
+2.4
202574
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 5 seasons more than OG Anunoby in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 411 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 7.9
+7.9
201810
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
2019NBA Champion0
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 10.5
+10.5
202011
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20210
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 17.3
+17.3
20226
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby -
DNP
20230
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 15.1
+15.1
20249
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
OG Anunoby 16.3
+16.3
202518
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5.