Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 10 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (24.8 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 1,104 points more (12,015 vs. 10,911).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.8
+10.0
8
Buddy Hield 14.8
10

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 12,015
+1,104
8
Buddy Hield 10,911
10

Scoring Titles

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
Scoring leader
+1
Buddy Hield 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+15 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,014).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+15.0
4
Buddy Hield 10.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+1,014
4
Buddy Hield 172
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5
+5
Buddy Hield 0

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28
+26
Buddy Hield 2

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 196
+179
Buddy Hield 17

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 335
+142
Buddy Hield 193

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 443
Buddy Hield 549
+106

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 482
Buddy Hield 721
+239

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
Buddy Hield 16
+14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Buddy Hield 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+21
Buddy Hield 1

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+31
Buddy Hield 3

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
+33
Buddy Hield 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
+33
Buddy Hield 13

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.8 8.6 17.2 50.3 1.4 3.8 36.0 6.2 7.2 86.3 8 484
difference:+10.0+3.2+4.8+7.1+1.5+3.6+3.5+5.1+5.9+0.4+2+253
Buddy Hield 14.8 5.4 12.4 43.2 2.9 7.4 39.5 1.1 1.3 85.9 10 737

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 12,015 4,181 8,306 50.3 663 1,842 36.0 2,990 3,466 86.3 8 484
difference:+1,104+228+844+7.1+1,496+3,622+3.5+2,144+2,481+0.4+2+253
Buddy Hield 10,911 3,953 9,150 43.2 2,159 5,464 39.5 846 985 85.9 10 737

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+15.0+5.2+10.2+5.3+0.9+1.2+8.3+5.5+6.4+7.9+2+30
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+1,014+352+736+5.3+32+113+8.3+278+325+7.9+2+30
Buddy Hield 172 59 142 41.5 39 90 43.3 15 16 93.8 2 16

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
+0.2
201982
Buddy Hield 10.6
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+5.5
202070
Buddy Hield 13.5
201880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+3.0
202135
Buddy Hield 20.7
201982

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+5.3
202256
Buddy Hield 19.2
202072

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4
+14.8
202368
Buddy Hield 16.6
202171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.1
+14.5
202475
Buddy Hield 15.6
202281

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander Scoring leader32.7
+15.9
2025NBA Champion76
Buddy Hield 16.8
202380

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.8
+20.7
202622
Buddy Hield 12.1
202484

Buddy Hield's additional seasons:

* Buddy Hield played 2 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 105 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+13.7
20196
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
+16.3
20207
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20230
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2
+30.2
202410
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 29.9
+29.9
2025NBA Champion23
Buddy Hield -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP *
20260
Buddy Hield 5.5
+5.5
20244
* season in progress

Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 12 games.

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