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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 11.6 | +11.6 | 2017 | 9 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2018 | 11 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2019 | 5 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2020 | 7 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2021 | 11 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2022 | 6 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 12.5 | +12.5 | 2025 | 12 |
| * 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). |