Rudy Gobert vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert. 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 2.2 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (14.8 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 227 points more (10,856 vs. 10,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
Buddy Hield 14.8
+2.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,629
13
Buddy Hield 10,856
+227
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+1.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+859).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+1.5
9
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+859
9
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Buddy Hield 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Buddy Hield 17
+15

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Buddy Hield 192
+84

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 581
+35
Buddy Hield 546

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 825
+108
Buddy Hield 717

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+5
Buddy Hield 15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Buddy Hield 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
+3
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+51
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+70
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Buddy Hield 3
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.9 13 845
difference:+2.2+0.7+5.2+22.5+2.9+7.4+39.6+2.0+3.7+21.9+3+113
Buddy Hield 14.8 5.4 12.4 43.2 2.9 7.4 39.6 1.2 1.3 85.8 10 732

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,629 3,976 6,049 65.7 0 17 0.0 2,677 4,188 63.9 13 845
difference:+227+44+3,048+22.5+2,149+5,413+39.6+1,834+3,206+21.9+3+113
Buddy Hield 10,856 3,932 9,097 43.2 2,149 5,430 39.6 843 982 85.8 10 732

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+1.5+0.8+1.8+22.5+2.4+5.6+43.3+2.3+4.2+33.0+7+68
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
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+859+323+454+22.5+39+89+43.3+252+423+33.0+7+68
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
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Buddy Hield 10.6
+8.3
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Buddy Hield 10.6
+2.2
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Buddy Hield 10.6
+1.5
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+0.5
201781
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Buddy Hield 20.7
+7.2
201982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Buddy Hield 19.2
+3.3
202072

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Buddy Hield 16.6
+1.5
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Buddy Hield 15.6
+1.3
202281

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
Buddy Hield 16.8
+1.2
202380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
+1.3
202370
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+1.9
202476
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572
Buddy Hield 12.1
+0.1
202484

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 10.7
202616
Buddy Hield 11.1
+0.4
202582

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 1 season more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2026—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 18 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+12.0
20226
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+9.5
20235
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+6.6
202415
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
+2.4
202515
Buddy Hield 5.5
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP *
20260
Buddy Hield 12.5
+12.5
202512
* season in progress

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Buddy Hield didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).