Buddy Hield vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Gene James 95

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 22 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 5 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Buddy Hield 2 Gene James 2

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Buddy Hield 4 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .412 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .462 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield 1.000 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 5.5 (2024) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 1.3 (2024) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.