Buddy Hield vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon and Buddy Hield that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Buddy Hield

vs.

Earl Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Earl Shannon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Earl Shannon 1.3

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Earl Shannon 1,156

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Earl Shannon 177

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Earl Shannon .305

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 22 Earl Shannon -

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 5 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Assists Buddy Hield 2 Earl Shannon -

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 4 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .412 Earl Shannon -

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .462 Earl Shannon - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield 1.000 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 (2024) Earl Shannon -

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Earl Shannon -

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Earl Shannon - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.