Andrew Bynum vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Andrew Bynum, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Bynum and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Andrew Bynum had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Buddy Hield had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andrew Bynum 8 6 2005-06 to 2013-14
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 46 7.3 1.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.8 .402 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .296
Buddy Hield 82 23.0 10.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 4.0 9.4 .426 1.8 4.6 .391 0.8 0.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 82 21.9 7.8 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.4 3.0 3.0 5.4 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.6 .668
Buddy Hield 80 25.3 13.5 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.2 11.7 .446 2.2 5.1 .431 0.9 1.0 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 5 11.0 4.0 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.0 .400
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 35 28.8 13.1 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.7 0.3 2.1 1.5 2.8 5.4 8.5 .636 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.4 .695
Buddy Hield 82 31.9 20.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 1.8 2.5 7.6 16.6 .458 3.4 7.9 .427 2.1 2.4 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 50 28.9 14.3 2.7 5.2 8.0 1.4 0.4 1.8 1.7 3.1 5.6 10.0 .560 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.3 .707
Buddy Hield 72 30.8 19.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.9 16.1 .429 3.8 9.6 .394 1.6 1.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 23 17.4 6.3 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.5 5.5 .457 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .651
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 65 30.4 15.0 2.7 5.6 8.3 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 3.0 6.0 10.6 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.0 .739
Buddy Hield 71 34.3 16.6 0.4 4.3 4.7 3.6 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.5 5.7 14.0 .406 4.0 10.2 .391 1.2 1.5 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 23 24.4 8.6 2.6 4.3 6.9 0.5 0.3 1.6 0.9 2.7 3.5 6.5 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .679
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 54 27.8 11.3 3.1 6.3 9.4 1.4 0.4 2.0 1.4 2.6 4.4 7.6 .574 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.9 .660
Buddy Hield 81 30.9 15.6 0.8 3.5 4.4 2.8 0.9 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.5 13.6 .406 3.2 8.8 .366 1.4 1.6 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 10 32.0 14.4 3.6 6.0 9.6 0.8 0.5 1.4 2.0 3.3 5.7 10.5 .543 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.6 .833
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 60 35.2 18.7 3.2 8.6 11.8 1.4 0.5 1.9 2.5 1.7 7.4 13.3 .558 0.0 0.1 .200 3.9 5.6 .692
Buddy Hield 80 31.0 16.8 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 1.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.9 13.0 .458 3.6 8.5 .425 1.3 1.6 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 12 37.6 16.7 3.8 7.3 11.1 1.5 0.4 3.1 1.3 1.8 6.1 12.8 .477 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 5.8 .783
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Note: Andrew Bynum didn't play in 2012-13.

Season 8

Andrew Bynum Buddy Hield
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana PacersIndiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum 26 19.8 8.7 2.0 3.5 5.6 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 3.6 8.7 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .755
Buddy Hield 84 25.7 12.1 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.8 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.0 4.4 10.1 .436 2.6 6.8 .386 0.6 0.7 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andrew Bynum ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield 4 12.8 5.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.8 4.3 .412 1.5 3.3 .462 0.5 0.5 1.000