Buddy Hield vs Klay Thompson

Buddy HieldKlay Thompson

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson compared on their NBA careers: Buddy Hield played 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26, Klay Thompson 13 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26. Buddy Hield averaged 14.5 points a game to Klay Thompson's 18.6. Klay Thompson won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson career per game
765GP934
27.4MIN31.4
14.5PTS18.6
4REB3.4
2.4AST2.2
0.9STL0.8
0.3BLK0.5
43.3FG%44.8
39.53P%40.9
85.6FT%85.8
57TS%57.1

Career totals

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson career totals
11,122PTS17,346
3,053REB3,184
1,846AST2,084
653STL759
236BLK465
43.3FG%44.8
39.53P%40.9
85.6FT%85.8
57TS%57.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson postseason
18GP158
21.7MIN36.9
10.1PTS19.2
2.7REB4
1.3AST2.2
0.8STL0.9
0.3BLK0.5
42.9FG%43.6
44.63P%40.5
93.8FT%84.5
59.1TS%55.5

Where each stands all time

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson all-time places
265th (11,122)Points85th (17,346)
15th (2,201)3-pointers made4th (2,899)
—Steals272nd (759)
—Blocks264th (465)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Buddy Hield: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team
  • Klay Thompson: 4 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-Defensive Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2016-1710.63.31.52011-1212.52.42
2nd2017-1813.53.81.92012-1316.63.72.2
3rd2018-1920.752.52013-1418.43.12.2
4th2019-2019.24.632014-1521.73.22.9
5th2020-2116.64.73.62015-1622.13.82.1
6th2021-2215.64.42.82016-1722.33.72.1
7th2022-2316.852.82017-18203.82.5
8th2023-2412.13.22.82018-1921.53.82.4
9th2024-2511.13.21.62021-2220.43.92.8
10th2025-267.62.31.42022-2321.94.12.4
11th————2023-2417.93.32.3
12th————2024-25143.42
13th————2025-2611.72.11.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST