Buddy Hield vs. James Worthy: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Buddy Hield and James Worthy all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Buddy Hield, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2017 to 2025, and James Worthy, with 12 seasons played from 1983 to 1994, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Buddy Hield vs. James Worthy
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Buddy Hield James Worthy Buddy Hield James Worthy
Points
+300th
119th
+300th
29th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
90th
Assists
+300th
280th
+300th
72nd
Steals
+300th
165th
+300th
39th
Blocks
+300th
222nd
+300th
87th
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Buddy Hield vs. James Worthy
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Buddy Hield James Worthy Buddy Hield James Worthy
Points
280th
152nd
+300th
73rd
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
296th
Steals
+300th
261st
+300th
150th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
119th
+181 10,732 vs. 16,3205,588
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,936 vs. 4,7081,772
Assists
+300th
280th
+20 1,775 vs. 2,7911,016
Steals
+300th
165th
+135 614 vs. 1,041427
Blocks
+300th
222nd
+78 227 vs. 624397
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
207th
+93 527 vs. 1,5611,034
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
281st
+19 2,409 vs. 3,147738
Field Goals Made
+300th
84th
+216 3,887 vs. 6,8782,991
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 8,986 vs. 13,2044,218
3-Pointers Made
16th
+300th
+284 2,127 vs. 1172,010
3-Pointers Attempted
19th
+300th
+281 5,357 vs. 4864,871
Free Throws Made
+300th
271st
+29 831 vs. 2,4471,616
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
276th
+24 969 vs. 3,1842,215

Games and Years:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
232nd
+68 714 vs. 926212
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 123

Rankings by Points Scored:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
-
2 vs. 02
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
29th
+271 172 vs. 3,0222,850
Rebounds
+300th
90th
+210 47 vs. 747700
Assists
+300th
72nd
+228 23 vs. 463440
Steals
+300th
39th
+261 14 vs. 177163
Blocks
+300th
87th
+213 6 vs. 9690
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
50th
+250 20 vs. 257237
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 27 vs. 490463
Field Goals Made
+300th
20th
+280 59 vs. 1,2671,208
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
31st
+269 142 vs. 2,3292,187
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
39 vs. 1425
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
90 vs. 6723
Free Throws Made
+300th
62nd
+238 15 vs. 474459
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 16 vs. 652636

Games and Years:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
61st
+239 16 vs. 143127
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 2 vs. 97

Rankings by Points Scored:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
280th
152nd
128 15.03 vs. 17.622.59
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.11 vs. 5.080.97
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.49 vs. 3.010.53
Steals per game
+300th
261st
+39 0.86 vs. 1.120.26
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.670.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.74 vs. 1.690.95
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.37 vs. 3.400.02
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
81st
+219 5.44 vs. 7.431.98
Field Goals Attempted per game
274th
171st
103 12.59 vs. 14.261.67
3-Pointers Made per game
7th
+300th
+293 2.98 vs. 0.132.85
3-Pointers Attempted per game
8th
+300th
+292 7.50 vs. 0.526.98
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.16 vs. 2.641.48
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.36 vs. 3.442.08

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield James Worthy Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
73rd
+227 10.75 vs. 21.1310.38
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.94 vs. 5.222.29
Assists per game
+300th
296th
+4 1.44 vs. 3.241.80
Steals per game
+300th
150th
+150 0.88 vs. 1.240.36
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.38 vs. 0.670.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
281st
+19 1.25 vs. 1.800.55
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.69 vs. 3.431.74
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
39th
+261 3.69 vs. 8.865.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
101st
+199 8.88 vs. 16.297.41
3-Pointers Made per game
18th
+300th
+282 2.44 vs. 0.102.34
3-Pointers Attempted per game
59th
+300th
+241 5.63 vs. 0.475.16
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
266th
+34 0.94 vs. 3.312.38
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
237th
+63 1.00 vs. 4.563.56

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.