Buddy Hield stats, injury status and game log

PPG7.6

RPG2.3

APG1.4

FG%43.7

3P%34.9

TS%56.8

USG%19.2

MIN16.1

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Buddy Hield settles into a bench role with the Bulls after a two-trade September

Buddy Hield is a Chicago Bull, wearing No. 7 and coming off the bench in the first games of 2026-27. He is not on the injury report. His best outing so far was 15 points in 19.4 minutes against Denver on October 11.

By the Bulls Nightly Desk · updated 1 d ago

2 chapters

01The story of the nightHow he got to ChicagoHield spent last season with Atlanta, where he played 51 games at 16.1 minutes a night.

Hield spent last season with Atlanta, where he played 51 games at 16.1 minutes a night. His route to Chicago ran through Charlotte. On September 22, Shams Charania reported the Hawks were trading Hield and Ryan Nembhard to the Hornets for Finney-Smith, after a day of reported talks between the two teams. Four days later came the report that the Bulls were sending Rob Dillingham to the Hornets for Hield. He is a 6-5, 220-pound guard, 33 years old, with 10 seasons behind him and an Oklahoma background.

02What the early games showThrough five games this season, Hield has been a rotation guard with a limited workload.

Through five games this season, Hield has been a rotation guard with a limited workload. He scored 8 points in 14.9 minutes in the opener against Phoenix, then 5 against Memphis and 15 against Denver, both losses. In the two wins that followed he scored 3 points with 3 assists in 16.3 minutes against Milwaukee and 2 points in 9.4 minutes against Minnesota. Last season he averaged 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists, shooting 34.9 percent from three and 81.1 percent from the line, with a 56.8 true shooting percentage.

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Questions fans ask

Is Buddy Hield on the Bulls?

Yes. He wears No. 7 for Chicago and has played in the team's first five games of 2026-27.

Is Buddy Hield injured?

No. He is not on the injury report and has no listed injury history.

What were Buddy Hield's stats last season?

Last season with Atlanta he averaged 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 16.1 minutes over 51 games, shooting 43.7 percent from the field and 34.9 percent from three.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 332 attempts in 52 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

44.3%

147/332

eFG

55.7%

threes count 1.5

From three

64.5%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	71	21%	74.6%	66.9%	+7.7
Paint (non-RA)	20	6%	50.0%	44.3%	+5.7
Mid-range	27	8%	29.6%	41.6%	-12.0
Corner 3	51	15%	39.2%	38.5%	+0.7
Above the break 3	163	49%	34.4%	35.0%	-0.6

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 51 games · 25-26

Last 106.8pts · season 7.6 · steady

Last 10 minutes11.3season 16.1

Home / away8.0 / 7.3pts per game

In wins / losses7.5 / 7.8pts per game

Shooting43.7%FG · 34.9% 3P · 81.1% FT

Season highs31pts · 8 reb · 4 ast

Big nights320+ pts · 1 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Fri, Oct 16	vs MIN	W 133-116	9	2	0	1	1-4	0-2	-4
Wed, Oct 14	at MIL	W 125-104	16	3	1	3	1-2	1-2	+10
Sun, Oct 11	at DEN	L 128-133	19	15	3	1	4-7	4-6	-2
Fri, Oct 9	vs MEM	L 100-104	17	5	2	2	2-7	1-4	-6
Wed, Oct 7	vs PHX	W 124-117	15	8	2	3	2-6	1-3	-1
Thu, Apr 30	vs NYK	L 89-140	9	5	2	0	2-2	1-1	-10
Tue, Apr 28	at NYK	L 97-126	4	5	0	0	2-3	1-1	-5
Sun, Apr 12	at MIA	L 117-143	21	31	3	3	12-18	7-11	+1
Fri, Apr 3	at BKN	W 141-107	4	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	+4
Mon, Mar 23	vs MEM	W 146-107	7	3	2	1	0-1	0-1	+4

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Hield.

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Bio

Born Dec 17, 1992 · 33 years

Before the NBA: Oklahoma

Career

2016–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career14.5 · 4.0 · 2.4pts · reb · ast per game

Games76510 seasons · since 2016

Points11,1223,052 reb · 1,846 ast

Shooting43.3 · 39.5 · 85.6FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs10.1 ppg18 games · 2.7 reb · 1.3 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2016-17 ·	total	24	82	55	23.0	10.6	3.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	1.2	42.6	39.1	84.2
2016-17	NOP	24	57	37	20.4	8.6	2.9	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	39.3	36.9	87.9
2016-17	SAC	24	25	18	29.1	15.1	4.1	1.8	0.8	0.1	2.1	48.0	42.8	81.4
2017-18	SAC	25	80	13	25.3	13.5	3.8	1.9	1.1	0.3	1.6	44.6	43.1	87.7
2018-19	SAC	26	82	82	31.9	20.7	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.4	1.8	45.8	42.7	88.6
2019-20	SAC	27	72	44	30.8	19.2	4.6	3.0	0.9	0.2	2.3	42.9	39.4	84.6
2020-21	SAC	28	71	71	34.3	16.6	4.7	3.6	0.9	0.4	1.8	40.6	39.1	84.6
2021-22 ·	total	29	81	32	30.9	15.6	4.4	2.8	0.9	0.3	1.9	40.6	36.6	87.4
2021-22	IND	29	26	26	35.6	18.2	5.1	4.8	1.0	0.4	2.4	44.7	36.2	88.6
2021-22	SAC	29	55	6	28.6	14.4	4.0	1.9	0.9	0.3	1.6	38.2	36.8	87.0
2022-23	IND	30	80	73	31.0	16.8	5.0	2.8	1.2	0.3	1.7	45.8	42.5	82.2
2023-24 ·	total	31	84	42	25.7	12.1	3.2	2.8	0.8	0.5	1.2	43.6	38.6	88.1
2023-24	IND	31	52	28	25.7	12.0	3.2	2.7	0.8	0.6	1.2	44.3	38.4	84.8
2023-24	PHI	31	32	14	25.8	12.2	3.2	3.0	0.8	0.3	1.3	42.6	38.9	92.3
2024-25	GSW	32	82	22	22.7	11.1	3.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.1	41.7	37.0	82.8
2025-26 ·	total	33	51	3	16.1	7.6	2.3	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.9	43.7	34.9	81.1
2025-26	ATL	33	7	0	7.3	5.1	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.9	48.1	41.2	100.0
2025-26	GSW	33	44	3	17.5	8.0	2.5	1.5	0.8	0.2	1.0	43.3	34.4	79.4
Career	10 seasons	—	765	437	27.4	14.5	4.0	2.4	0.9	0.3	1.6	43.3	39.5	85.6

Playoffs 18 games · 10.1 · 2.7 · 1.3

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2023-24	PHI	31	4	0	12.8	5.5	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.5	41.2	46.2	100.0
2024-25	GSW	32	12	9	27.3	12.5	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.1	41.6	42.9	92.9
2025-26	ATL	33	2	0	6.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	80.0	100.0	0.0
Career	playoffs	—	18	9	21.7	10.1	2.7	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.9	42.9	44.6	93.8

Career highs

single game

33pointsvs HOU · Sunday, May 4

8reboundsvs MIN · Tuesday, May 6

5assistsvs MIN · Saturday, May 10

3stealsvs HOU · Saturday, April 26

2blocksvs MIN · Saturday, May 10

2blocksvs HOU · Sunday, May 4

9threesvs HOU · Sunday, May 4

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Hield's current season is in bold and lives on the team hub. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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