Josh Giddey vs. Buddy Hield: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Buddy Hield, with 9 seasons played from 2017 to 2025, 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.

Josh Giddey vs. Buddy Hield
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Josh Giddey vs. Buddy Hield
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
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Points
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280th
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Rebounds
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+300th
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Assists
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+300th
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Steals
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+300th
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Blocks
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Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
3,942 vs. 10,7326,790
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,100 vs. 2,936836
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,703 vs. 1,77572
Steals
+300th
+300th
244 vs. 614370
Blocks
+300th
+300th
140 vs. 22787
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
484 vs. 52743
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,616 vs. 2,409793
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,593 vs. 3,8872,294
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,433 vs. 8,9865,553
3-Pointers Made
+300th
16th
+284 319 vs. 2,1271,808
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
19th
+281 968 vs. 5,3574,389
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
437 vs. 831394
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
572 vs. 969397

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
280 vs. 714434
Seasons
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 95

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
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276th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
87 vs. 17285
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
36 vs. 4711
Assists
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 232
Steals
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 1412
Blocks
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 62
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 2013
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
29 vs. 272
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 5925
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
75 vs. 14267
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
12 vs. 3927
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
34 vs. 9056
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
7 vs. 158
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 168

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 166
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 21

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
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-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
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280th
14.08 vs. 15.030.95
Rebounds per game
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+300th
7.50 vs. 4.113.39
Assists per game
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+300th
6.08 vs. 2.493.60
Steals per game
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+300th
0.87 vs. 0.860.01
Blocks per game
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+300th
0.50 vs. 0.320.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
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+300th
1.73 vs. 0.740.99
Defensive Rebounds per game
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+300th
5.77 vs. 3.372.40
Field Goals Made per game
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+300th
5.69 vs. 5.440.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
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274th
12.26 vs. 12.590.32
3-Pointers Made per game
--
7th
1.14 vs. 2.981.84
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
8th
3.46 vs. 7.504.05
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.56 vs. 1.160.40
Free Throws Attempted per game
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+300th
2.04 vs. 1.360.69

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Buddy Hield Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
8.70 vs. 10.752.05
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.60 vs. 2.940.66
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.10 vs. 1.440.66
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.880.68
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.380.03
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.250.55
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.90 vs. 1.691.21
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.40 vs. 3.690.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
7.50 vs. 8.881.38
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
18th
230 1.20 vs. 2.441.24
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
59th
176 3.40 vs. 5.632.23
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.940.24
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 1.000.20

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.