Joe Ellis vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Joe Ellis, 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.

Joe Ellis and Buddy Hield both played 8 years in the NBA. Joe Ellis had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Joe Ellis 8 6 1966-67 to 1973-74
Buddy Hield 8 1 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1966-672016-17
Team San Francisco WarriorsNew Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Joe Ellis 41 8.1 3.7 - - 2.7 0.7 - - - 1.1 1.6 4.0 .409 - - - 0.5 0.6 .760
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 %
Joe Ellis 3 2.0 0.7 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 0.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1967-682017-18
Team San Francisco WarriorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Joe Ellis 51 12.2 5.0 - - 3.8 0.7 - - - 1.6 2.2 5.9 .368 - - - 0.6 1.0 .640
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 %
Joe Ellis 9 11.6 3.6 - - 2.1 0.8 - - - 1.8 1.4 4.9 .295 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1968-692018-19
Team San Francisco WarriorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Joe Ellis 74 23.4 12.0 - - 6.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 12.7 .395 - - - 2.0 2.7 .731
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 %
Joe Ellis 6 26.8 10.3 - - 8.5 0.5 - - - 3.7 3.8 13.2 .291 - - - 2.7 4.2 .640
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1969-702019-20
Team San Francisco WarriorsSacramento 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 %
Joe Ellis 76 31.3 15.8 - - 7.8 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.6 16.1 .410 - - - 2.6 3.6 .741
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1970-712020-21
Team San Francisco WarriorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Joe Ellis 80 28.4 10.8 - - 6.4 2.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 11.2 .396 - - - 1.9 2.5 .744
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 %
Joe Ellis 5 18.2 5.6 - - 4.2 0.0 - - - 1.6 2.6 8.4 .310 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsSacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Joe Ellis 78 18.7 8.4 - - 5.0 1.2 - - - 2.9 3.6 8.7 .411 - - - 1.2 1.7 .720
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 %
Joe Ellis 5 22.6 10.8 - - 4.2 0.8 - - - 1.8 4.2 12.6 .333 - - - 2.4 3.4 .706
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Joe Ellis 74 14.2 6.3 - - 3.8 1.2 - - - 1.9 2.7 6.6 .409 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
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 %
Joe Ellis 10 10.0 2.4 - - 1.8 0.7 - - - 1.8 1.2 3.8 .316 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Buddy Hield ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Ellis Buddy Hield
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsIndiana 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 %
Joe Ellis 50 10.3 2.8 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 - 1.5 1.2 3.8 .321 - - - 0.4 0.6 .581
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 %
Joe Ellis ------- --- ----------
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