Buddy Hield vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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.

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.

Buddy Hield played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than Trent Tucker, who played 11. Buddy Hield had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Trent Tucker had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Trent Tucker	11	8	1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2016-17	1982-83
Team	New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Trent Tucker	78	23.5	8.4	1.0	1.8	2.8	2.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	3.0	3.8	8.3	.462	0.2	0.4	.467	0.6	0.8	.672

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	6	14.2	4.3	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.5	2.5	.600	0.2	0.3	.500	1.2	1.7	.700


Season 2
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2017-18	1983-84
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Trent Tucker	63	19.5	7.6	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.2	1.0	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.6	7.1	.500	0.1	0.3	.375	0.4	0.5	.758

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	12	21.2	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.3	0.9	0.3	1.0	2.7	3.5	7.0	.500	0.1	0.4	.200	0.5	0.8	.600


Season 3
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2018-19	1984-85
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	77	23.6	8.5	1.0	1.5	2.4	2.6	1.0	0.2	0.8	2.5	3.8	7.9	.483	0.4	0.9	.403	0.5	0.6	.792

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2019-20	1985-86
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	77	23.2	10.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.9	2.2	4.5	9.6	.472	0.5	1.2	.451	1.0	1.3	.790

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2020-21	1986-87
Team	Sacramento Kings	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	70	24.2	11.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	2.4	1.7	0.2	1.1	2.4	4.6	9.9	.470	1.0	2.3	.422	1.1	1.4	.762

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2021-22	1987-88
Team	Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks 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		%
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
Trent Tucker	71	17.6	7.1	0.5	1.2	1.7	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.2	2.7	6.4	.424	1.0	2.4	.413	0.7	1.0	.718

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	4	17.8	6.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.0	2.0	4.8	.421	1.5	3.3	.462	0.8	1.0	.750


Season 7
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2022-23	1988-89
Team	Indiana Pacers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Trent Tucker	81	22.5	8.5	0.7	1.5	2.2	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.7	2.0	3.2	7.1	.454	1.5	3.7	.399	0.5	0.7	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	9	17.7	7.9	1.0	1.1	2.1	1.6	1.1	0.2	0.7	2.2	3.0	6.4	.466	1.7	3.6	.469	0.2	0.4	.500


Season 8
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	2023-24	1989-90
Team	Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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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
Trent Tucker	81	21.3	8.2	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	2.0	3.1	7.5	.417	1.2	3.0	.388	0.8	1.1	.767

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
Trent Tucker	10	17.8	6.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	1.9	2.2	5.5	.400	1.0	2.7	.370	0.6	0.6	1.000


Season 9
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	-	1990-91
Team	-	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Knicks 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		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	65	18.4	7.1	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.7	1.8	2.9	6.7	.440	1.0	2.4	.418	0.3	0.4	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	3	22.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.0	8.3	.360	1.3	3.3	.400	0.7	0.7	1.000


Season 10
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	-	1991-92
Team	-	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Spurs Lost West 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		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	24	17.3	6.5	0.3	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.6	2.5	5.4	.465	0.8	2.0	.396	0.7	0.8	.800

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	3	12.7	4.7	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	4.7	.429	0.3	1.7	.200	0.3	0.3	1.000


Season 11
	Buddy Hield	Trent Tucker
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	NBA Champion

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	69	13.2	5.2	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.9	2.1	4.3	.485	0.8	1.9	.397	0.3	0.3	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Buddy Hield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trent Tucker	19	10.9	2.8	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.0	2.4	.413	0.6	1.4	.462	0.2	0.3	.500

Buddy Hield vs. Trent Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trent Tucker 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11