Buddy Hield

Seasons 2016-17–2025-26 · 10 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1992

Player info

Nickname	Buddy Love, Buddy Fresh, Buddy Buckets
Position	SG
Number	#24 (also #7, #17, #8)
Team	Atlanta Hawks
Height	6-4
Weight	220 lb
Born	1992-12-17 (age 33)
College	Oklahoma
Drafted	2016 · Round 1, Pick 6 · New Orleans Pelicans
Seasons	2016-17–2025-26 (10)

Career averages

14.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.4 APG · 765 games · .433 FG% · .395 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2016-17	2TM	24	82	23.0	.426	.391	.842	3.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	10.6	11.8	.541
	NOP	24	57	20.4	.393	.369	.879	2.9	1.4	0.3	0.1	8.6	9.9	.503
	SAC	24	25	29.1	.480	.428	.814	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.1	15.1	14.9	.600
2017-18	SAC	25	80	25.3	.446	.431	.877	3.8	1.9	1.1	0.3	13.5	16.1	.557
2018-19	SAC	26	82	31.9	.458	.427	.886	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.4	20.7	17.5	.587
2019-20	SAC	27	72	30.8	.429	.394	.846	4.6	3.0	0.9	0.2	19.2	16.0	.566
2020-21	SAC	28	71	34.3	.406	.391	.846	4.7	3.6	0.9	0.4	16.6	12.8	.567
2021-22	2TM	29	81	30.9	.406	.366	.874	4.4	2.8	0.9	0.3	15.6	12.9	.548
	SAC	29	55	28.6	.382	.368	.870	4.0	1.9	0.9	0.3	14.4	11.9	.540
	IND	29	26	35.6	.447	.362	.886	5.1	4.8	1.0	0.4	18.2	14.5	.563
2022-23	IND	30	80	31.0	.458	.425	.822	5.0	2.8	1.2	0.3	16.8	15.4	.614
2023-24	2TM	31	84	25.7	.436	.386	.881	3.2	2.8	0.8	0.5	12.1	13.3	.578
	IND	31	52	25.7	.443	.384	.848	3.2	2.7	0.8	0.6	12.0	13.1	.586
	PHI	31	32	25.8	.426	.389	.923	3.2	3.0	0.8	0.3	12.2	13.6	.566
2024-25	GSW	32	82	22.7	.417	.370	.828	3.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	11.1	12.3	.560
2025-26	2TM	33	51	16.1	.437	.349	.811	2.3	1.4	0.8	0.2	7.6	12.8	.568
	GSW	33	44	17.5	.433	.344	.794	2.5	1.5	0.8	0.2	8.0	12.6	.562
	ATL	33	7	7.3	.481	.412	1.000	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.0	5.1	16.5	.636

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2016-17	2TM	82	55	1,888	327	767	.426	148	379	64	76	269	121	38	9	101	866
	NOP	57	37	1,161	185	471	.393	89	241	29	33	166	77	18	7	48	488
	SAC	25	18	727	142	296	.480	59	138	35	43	103	44	20	2	53	378
2017-18	SAC	80	13	2,024	416	933	.446	176	408	71	81	307	155	85	22	124	1,079
2018-19	SAC	82	82	2,615	623	1,360	.458	278	651	171	193	412	205	58	33	146	1,695
2019-20	SAC	72	44	2,216	498	1,162	.429	271	688	115	136	328	213	66	17	168	1,382
2020-21	SAC	71	71	2,433	403	992	.406	282	721	88	104	334	257	63	30	130	1,176
2021-22	2TM	81	32	2,499	446	1,098	.406	262	716	111	127	353	229	73	25	153	1,265
	SAC	55	6	1,574	265	693	.382	182	495	80	92	221	105	48	15	90	792
	IND	26	26	925	181	405	.447	80	221	31	35	132	124	25	10	63	473
2022-23	IND	80	73	2,482	475	1,038	.458	288	677	106	129	400	225	92	26	139	1,344
2023-24	2TM	84	42	2,160	371	850	.436	219	568	52	59	269	236	70	42	103	1,013
	IND	52	28	1,336	229	517	.443	137	357	28	33	167	139	43	31	62	623
	PHI	32	14	824	142	333	.426	82	211	24	26	102	97	27	11	41	390
2024-25	GSW	82	22	1,863	328	786	.417	203	549	53	64	264	134	69	23	91	912
2025-26	2TM	51	3	819	143	327	.437	74	212	30	37	116	71	39	9	48	390
	GSW	44	3	768	130	300	.433	67	195	27	34	108	66	37	9	42	354
	ATL	7	0	51	13	27	.481	7	17	3	3	8	5	2	0	6	36
Career		765	—	—	4,030	9,313	.433	2201	5569	861	1006	3052	1846	653	236	1203	11,122

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2016-17	2TM	82	23.0	6.2	14.6	.426	2.8	7.2	1.2	1.4	5.1	2.3	0.7	0.2	1.9	16.5
	NOP	57	20.4	5.7	14.6	.393	2.8	7.5	0.9	1.0	5.1	2.4	0.6	0.2	1.5	15.1
	SAC	25	29.1	7.0	14.7	.480	2.9	6.8	1.7	2.1	5.1	2.2	1.0	0.1	2.6	18.7
2017-18	SAC	80	25.3	7.4	16.6	.446	3.1	7.3	1.3	1.4	5.5	2.8	1.5	0.4	2.2	19.2
2018-19	SAC	82	31.9	8.6	18.7	.458	3.8	9.0	2.4	2.7	5.7	2.8	0.8	0.5	2.0	23.3
2019-20	SAC	72	30.8	8.1	18.9	.429	4.4	11.2	1.9	2.2	5.3	3.5	1.1	0.3	2.7	22.5
2020-21	SAC	71	34.3	6.0	14.7	.406	4.2	10.7	1.3	1.5	4.9	3.8	0.9	0.4	1.9	17.4
2021-22	2TM	81	30.9	6.4	15.8	.406	3.8	10.3	1.6	1.8	5.1	3.3	1.1	0.4	2.2	18.2
	SAC	55	28.6	6.1	15.9	.382	4.2	11.3	1.8	2.1	5.1	2.4	1.1	0.3	2.1	18.1
	IND	26	35.6	7.0	15.8	.447	3.1	8.6	1.2	1.4	5.1	4.8	1.0	0.4	2.5	18.4
2022-23	IND	80	31.0	6.9	15.1	.458	4.2	9.8	1.5	1.9	5.8	3.3	1.3	0.4	2.0	19.5
2023-24	2TM	84	25.7	6.2	14.2	.436	3.6	9.5	0.9	1.0	4.5	3.9	1.2	0.7	1.7	16.9
	IND	52	25.7	6.2	13.9	.443	3.7	9.6	0.8	0.9	4.5	3.7	1.2	0.8	1.7	16.8
	PHI	32	25.8	6.2	14.5	.426	3.6	9.2	1.0	1.1	4.5	4.2	1.2	0.5	1.8	17.0
2024-25	GSW	82	22.7	6.3	15.2	.417	3.9	10.6	1.0	1.2	5.1	2.6	1.3	0.4	1.8	17.6
2025-26	2TM	51	16.1	6.3	14.4	.437	3.3	9.3	1.3	1.6	5.1	3.1	1.7	0.4	2.1	17.1
	GSW	44	17.5	6.1	14.1	.433	3.1	9.1	1.3	1.6	5.1	3.1	1.7	0.4	2.0	16.6
	ATL	7	7.3	9.2	19.1	.481	4.9	12.0	2.1	2.1	5.6	3.5	1.4	0.0	4.2	25.4

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2016-17	2TM	82	1,888	11.8	.541	21.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	.032	-0.6	-1.4	-2.0	+0.0
	NOP	57	1,161	9.9	.503	20.4	-0.4	0.9	0.5	.020	-1.7	-1.1	-2.8	-0.2
	SAC	25	727	14.9	.600	22.9	0.4	0.4	0.8	.053	+1.1	-1.9	-0.8	+0.2
2017-18	SAC	80	2,024	16.1	.557	24.3	1.3	1.5	2.8	.067	+1.6	-0.5	+1.0	+1.5
2018-19	SAC	82	2,615	17.5	.587	25.1	4.3	1.6	5.9	.108	+3.5	-1.4	+2.1	+2.7
2019-20	SAC	72	2,216	16.0	.566	27.2	1.4	1.5	3.0	.064	+2.5	-1.4	+1.1	+1.7
2020-21	SAC	71	2,433	12.8	.567	20.7	1.5	0.7	2.2	.044	+1.0	-1.6	-0.6	+0.9
2021-22	2TM	81	2,499	12.9	.548	22.4	0.8	1.1	1.9	.036	+0.5	-1.7	-1.2	+0.5
	SAC	55	1,574	11.9	.540	22.5	0.0	0.8	0.7	.023	+0.2	-1.5	-1.3	+0.3
	IND	26	925	14.5	.563	22.4	0.8	0.3	1.1	.059	+1.1	-2.2	-1.1	+0.2
2022-23	IND	80	2,482	15.4	.614	20.8	2.7	1.6	4.4	.085	+2.5	-0.6	+1.9	+2.4
2023-24	2TM	84	2,160	13.3	.578	19.2	1.9	1.6	3.5	.077	+1.0	-0.6	+0.4	+1.3
	IND	52	1,336	13.1	.586	18.6	1.2	0.8	2.0	.070	+1.0	-0.8	+0.2	+0.7
	PHI	32	824	13.6	.566	20.2	0.7	0.8	1.5	.088	+1.0	-0.3	+0.8	+0.6
2024-25	GSW	82	1,863	12.3	.560	20.5	0.6	2.2	2.8	.073	-0.7	-0.3	-1.0	+0.5
2025-26	2TM	51	819	12.8	.568	20.3	0.2	0.8	1.0	.060	-0.9	-0.1	-1.0	+0.2
	GSW	44	768	12.6	.562	19.7	0.2	0.8	1.0	.061	-1.0	+0.0	-1.0	+0.2
	ATL	7	51	16.5	.636	28.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	.044	+1.0	-2.1	-1.1	+0.0
Career		765	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.8	—	—	—	—	+11.7

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
2023-24	6	12.0	3.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.2	.412	.462	.615
2024-25	12	27.0	12.5	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.4	.416	.429	.572
2025-26	6	6.5	1.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	.800	1.000	1.000
Career	24	21.4	7.6	2.0	1.0	0.6	0.2	.429	.446	.591

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Game log — 2025-26

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	+/−
2025-10-21	@ LAL	W 119–109	22	17	1	0	1	0	6-11	5-10	+5
2025-10-23	vs DEN	W 137–131	23	11	2	2	1	0	5-13	1-7	-5
2025-10-24	@ POR	L 119–139	11	2	0	3	0	0	0-2	0-1	+5
2025-10-27	vs MEM	W 131–118	18	5	2	2	1	0	2-7	0-5	+1
2025-10-28	vs LAC	W 98–79	10	2	3	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	+7
2025-10-30	@ MIL	L 110–120	17	8	1	0	1	0	3-6	2-4	-8
2025-11-01	@ IND	L 109–114	15	3	1	4	0	0	1-4	1-4	+1
2025-11-04	vs PHX	W 118–107	20	12	2	2	1	0	4-7	3-5	-13
2025-11-05	@ SAC	L 116–121	13	9	1	2	1	0	3-5	1-3	-13
2025-11-07	@ DEN	L 104–129	19	8	0	0	0	0	3-7	2-3	-17
2025-11-09	vs IND	W 114–83	19	8	4	2	1	0	3-7	0-3	+4
2025-11-11	@ OKC	L 102–126	11	4	0	4	2	0	1-3	0-2	-11
2025-11-12	@ SAS	W 125–120	15	4	1	0	1	0	1-4	0-2	-3
2025-11-14	@ SAS	W 109–108	14	0	4	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	-1
2025-11-16	@ NOP	W 124–106	20	11	2	2	3	0	4-8	3-6	+2
2025-11-18	@ ORL	L 113–121	15	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	-5
2025-11-19	@ MIA	L 96–110	30	18	6	3	2	0	7-20	4-15	-11
2025-11-21	vs POR	L 123–127	15	0	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	+5
2025-11-24	vs UTA	W 134–117	22	20	5	4	1	0	8-13	4-8	0
2025-11-26	vs HOU	L 100–104	15	0	3	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	-10
2025-11-29	vs NOP	W 104–96	16	8	4	0	1	0	3-9	2-7	-14
2025-12-02	vs OKC	L 112–124	28	13	1	4	2	0	4-15	2-9	-12
2025-12-04	@ PHI	L 98–99	25	14	8	2	2	1	6-12	2-7	-3
2025-12-06	@ CLE	W 99–94	26	13	7	3	0	1	4-9	3-6	-1
2025-12-07	@ CHI	W 123–91	22	9	7	1	1	0	4-10	1-5	+14
2025-12-12	vs MIN	L 120–127	19	6	2	2	0	0	2-4	2-4	+3
2025-12-14	@ POR	L 131–136	16	10	1	1	0	0	4-7	2-5	+1
2025-12-18	@ PHX	L 98–99	10	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0
2025-12-20	vs PHX	W 119–116	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2025-12-22	vs ORL	W 120–97	3	3	3	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	+2
2025-12-25	vs DAL	W 126–116	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2025-12-28	@ TOR	L 127–141	14	3	3	1	0	0	1-2	1-2	+1
2025-12-29	@ BKN	W 120–107	11	6	3	0	2	1	3-5	0-2	+3
2025-12-31	@ CHA	W 132–125	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-02	vs OKC	L 94–131	23	11	2	1	2	0	4-11	3-9	-18
2026-01-03	vs UTA	W 123–114	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-05	@ LAC	L 102–103	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-07	vs MIL	W 120–113	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-09	vs SAC	W 137–103	4	6	3	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	+5
2026-01-11	vs ATL	L 111–124	7	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	-7
2026-01-13	vs POR	W 119–97	5	3	1	0	1	0	1-4	0-1	-6
2026-01-15	vs NYK	W 126–113	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-17	vs CHA	W 136–116	17	14	3	1	2	3	5-8	2-5	+10
2026-01-19	vs MIA	W 135–112	23	16	4	2	1	0	6-9	4-7	+6
2026-01-20	vs TOR	L 127–145	19	25	1	2	1	0	7-8	6-6	+10
2026-01-22	@ DAL	L 115–123	14	6	1	1	1	1	2-7	1-5	-2
2026-01-25	@ MIN	W 111–85	16	4	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-3	+11
2026-01-26	@ MIN	L 83–108	29	5	2	3	1	1	2-10	1-4	-20
2026-01-28	@ UTA	W 140–124	17	13	3	4	0	0	5-8	3-6	-11
2026-01-30	vs DET	L 124–131	17	10	4	2	0	0	4-10	2-7	+1
2026-02-03	vs PHI	L 94–113	27	9	3	3	3	0	4-11	0-4	+6
2026-02-07	vs CHA	L 119–126	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-09	@ MIN	L 116–138	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	-4
2026-02-11	@ CHA	L 107–110	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-19	@ PHI	W 117–107	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-20	vs MIA	L 97–128	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-22	vs BKN	W 115–104	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-24	vs WAS	W 119–98	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-26	vs WAS	W 126–96	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-01	vs POR	W 135–101	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-04	@ MIL	W 131–113	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-07	vs PHI	W 125–116	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-10	vs DAL	W 124–112	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-12	vs BKN	W 108–97	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-14	vs MIL	W 122–99	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-16	vs ORL	W 124–112	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-18	@ DAL	W 135–120	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	-5
2026-03-20	@ HOU	L 95–117	8	2	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-1	+9
2026-03-21	vs GSW	W 126–110	4	0	3	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	-7
2026-03-23	vs MEM	W 146–107	6	3	2	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	+4
2026-03-25	@ DET	W 130–129	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-27	@ BOS	L 102–109	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-28	vs SAC	W 123–113	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-30	vs BOS	W 112–102	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-01	@ ORL	W 130–101	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-03	@ BKN	W 141–107	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	+4
2026-04-06	vs NYK	L 105–108	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-08	@ CLE	L 116–122	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-10	vs CLE	W 124–102	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-04-12	@ MIA	L 117–143	21	31	3	3	1	0	12-18	7-11	+1

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	400	14.0	3.7	2.3	203–197
Away	388	14.0	4.0	2.4	152–236
In wins	355	14.0	3.8	2.2	355–0
In losses	433	14.0	3.9	2.5	0–433

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	22	14.8	4.0	3.0	10–12
BOS Boston Celtics	25	14.8	4.7	2.8	9–16
BKN Brooklyn Nets	25	12.1	3.0	2.4	12–13
CHA Charlotte Hornets	26	15.5	2.5	2.1	13–13
CHI Chicago Bulls	18	14.4	4.1	2.4	13–5
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	25	13.4	3.5	2.6	12–13
DAL Dallas Mavericks	30	12.5	2.8	2.2	19–11
DEN Denver Nuggets	27	12.4	3.5	2.4	8–19
DET Detroit Pistons	23	14.6	4.9	2.3	12–11
GSW Golden State Warriors	24	15.9	4.7	2.7	9–15
HOU Houston Rockets	29	15.2	4.5	2.6	12–17
IND Indiana Pacers	14	13.7	4.4	2.9	5–9
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	33	12.3	4.2	2.1	10–23
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	29	14.1	3.7	2.1	12–17
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	35	12.7	4.2	2.1	16–19
MIA Miami Heat	25	16.9	4.8	2.8	13–12
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	28	13.4	3.3	1.9	10–18
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	30	14.6	3.6	1.6	12–18
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	25	15.6	4.2	1.8	15–10
NYK New York Knicks	24	13.9	4.2	2.2	13–11
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	31	15.0	3.7	2.7	14–17
ORL Orlando Magic	27	11.0	3.4	2.2	18–9
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	26	14.4	4.7	2.5	8–18
PHX Phoenix Suns	35	13.9	3.4	1.4	18–17
POR Portland Trail Blazers	31	13.8	3.8	2.0	14–17
SAC Sacramento Kings	15	13.0	3.3	3.1	6–9
SAS San Antonio Spurs	30	15.0	3.7	2.5	13–17
TOR Toronto Raptors	21	15.6	3.8	2.6	6–15
UTA Utah Jazz	29	13.1	3.7	2.7	8–21
WAS Washington Wizards	26	13.8	3.6	2.8	15–11

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2025-26

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	11%	1.000
In the paint (3-10 ft)	7%	1.000
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	4%	0.000
Long two (16 ft-3P)	15%	.250
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	63%	.412

Average shot distance 20.1 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 24% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2016-17	$3,517,200
2017-18	$3,675,480
2018-19	$3,844,760
2019-20	$4,861,208
2020-21	$24,701,834
2021-22	$22,477,273
2022-23	$22,454,514
2023-24	$19,845,098
2024-25	$8,780,488
2025-26	$9,219,512
2026-27	$9,658,536
2027-28	$10,097,560
Career earnings	$143,133,463

Frequently asked questions

What team does Buddy Hield play for?

Buddy Hield plays SG for the Atlanta Hawks.

What are Buddy Hield's career stats?

Buddy Hield has averaged 14.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.4 APG over 10 seasons (2016-17–2025-26).

How much does Buddy Hield make?

Buddy Hield's salary is $10,097,560 for the 2027-28 season, with career earnings of about $143.1M.

How tall is Buddy Hield?

Buddy Hield is 6-4 (220 lb).

How old is Buddy Hield?

Buddy Hield was born 1992-12-17 and is 33 years old.

When was Buddy Hield drafted?

Buddy Hield was drafted in 2016, round 1, pick 6, by the New Orleans Pelicans.