Buddy Hield vs. Rudy LaRusso Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy LaRusso and Buddy Hield, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Buddy Hield played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Rudy LaRusso, who played 10. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Rudy LaRusso had his rookie season in 1959-60. 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 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Rudy LaRusso |
10 |
9 |
1959-60 to 1968-69 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
71 |
29.5 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.0 |
12.9 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
.742 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
9 |
35.7 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.2 |
14.7 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.771 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
79 |
32.8 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.3 |
12.6 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.2 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
12 |
30.0 |
12.2 |
- |
- |
8.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.8 |
12.0 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.0 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
80 |
34.4 |
17.2 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
13 |
35.5 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.4 |
12.0 |
.365 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.758 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
75 |
33.4 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
10.1 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.718 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
13 |
35.8 |
14.4 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
5.0 |
11.8 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.760 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
79 |
34.8 |
12.3 |
- |
- |
10.1 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.3 |
9.8 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
5 |
37.8 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.394 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.864 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
77 |
33.6 |
14.1 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.9 |
10.7 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.4 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
11 |
35.9 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.1 |
12.5 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
6.7 |
.716 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
76 |
30.5 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.4 |
11.8 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.9 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
14 |
28.4 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.791 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
45 |
28.7 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.7 |
11.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.696 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Rudy LaRusso |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
79 |
35.7 |
21.8 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
7.6 |
17.6 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
6.6 |
8.4 |
.790 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
10 |
38.5 |
20.3 |
- |
- |
9.9 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.2 |
18.2 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
8.1 |
.728 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
75 |
37.1 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.4 |
18.0 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.5 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rudy LaRusso |
6 |
35.8 |
18.2 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.7 |
15.0 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.8 |
.774 |