Jim Baechtold vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Jim Baechtold, 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.

Jim Baechtold played 5 years in the NBA, 3 less than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Jim Baechtold had the first of his seasons in 1952-53, 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
Jim Baechtold 5 3 1952-53 to 1956-57
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season 1952-532016-17
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bullets (1st) Lost East Div 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 %
Jim Baechtold 64 29.6 10.3 - - 3.4 2.4 - - - 3.2 3.8 9.7 .390 - - - 2.8 3.8 .738
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 %
Jim Baechtold 2 43.0 19.0 - - 4.0 5.5 - - - 4.5 8.0 15.0 .533 - - - 3.0 5.5 .545
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season 1953-542017-18
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost E Div Round RobinDid 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 %
Jim Baechtold 70 23.2 6.8 - - 2.6 1.7 - - - 2.8 2.4 6.6 .366 - - - 1.9 2.5 .757
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 %
Jim Baechtold 4 26.5 8.8 - - 2.5 2.8 - - - 4.8 3.0 7.3 .414 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season 1954-552018-19
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Jim Baechtold 72 35.2 13.9 - - 4.3 3.0 - - - 2.8 5.0 12.5 .403 - - - 3.9 4.7 .823
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 %
Jim Baechtold 3 38.3 16.0 - - 4.7 4.7 - - - 4.3 5.7 15.0 .378 - - - 4.7 5.0 .933
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season 1955-562019-20
Team New York KnicksSacramento 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 %
Jim Baechtold 70 24.8 11.0 - - 3.1 2.3 - - - 2.2 3.8 9.9 .386 - - - 3.3 4.2 .801
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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season 1956-572020-21
Team New York KnicksSacramento 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 %
Jim Baechtold 45 10.3 4.8 - - 1.8 0.7 - - - 0.9 1.7 4.4 .381 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season -2021-22
Team -Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season -2022-23
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jim Baechtold Buddy Hield
Season -2023-24
Team -Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
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 %
Jim Baechtold ------- --- ----------
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
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