Rodney Alan Buford (Buf)
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: November 2, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
High School: Vincent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
College: Creighton University
Draft: Miami Heat, 2nd round (24th pick, 53rd overall), 1999 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 2, 1999
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 63 | 21 | 1769 | 258 | 593 | 17 | 70 | 58 | 80 | 52 | 272 | 71 | 42 | 12 | 63 | 111 | 591 | .435 | .243 | .725 | 28.1 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 31 | 9 | 856 | 127 | 283 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 136 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 290 | .449 | .250 | .659 | 27.6 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
| Road | 32 | 12 | 913 | 131 | 310 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 136 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 39 | 58 | 301 | .423 | .235 | .795 | 28.5 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 37 | 13 | 1022 | 147 | 328 | 14 | 44 | 33 | 47 | 18 | 150 | 38 | 29 | 6 | 37 | 60 | 341 | .448 | .318 | .702 | 27.6 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Post | 26 | 8 | 747 | 111 | 265 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 122 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 51 | 250 | .419 | .115 | .758 | 28.7 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 21 | 7 | 540 | 89 | 171 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 87 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 211 | .520 | .350 | .839 | 25.7 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Loss | 42 | 14 | 1229 | 169 | 422 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 49 | 40 | 185 | 51 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 80 | 380 | .400 | .200 | .653 | 29.3 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 6 | 3 | 179 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 64 | .483 | .308 | 1.000 | 29.8 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| December | 13 | 6 | 319 | 37 | 109 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 87 | .339 | .267 | .900 | 24.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | |
| January | 14 | 4 | 408 | 62 | 124 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 64 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 146 | .500 | .364 | .621 | 29.1 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 | |
| February | 7 | 2 | 235 | 35 | 78 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 83 | .449 | .250 | .714 | 33.6 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| March | 13 | 0 | 343 | 54 | 140 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 123 | .386 | .143 | .813 | 26.4 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 1.2 | |
| April | 10 | 6 | 285 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 88 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 28.5 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 2 | 189 | 33 | 76 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 74 | .434 | .286 | .667 | 27.0 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Monday | 8 | 3 | 245 | 44 | 88 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 100 | .500 | .500 | .643 | 30.6 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 4 | 297 | 40 | 95 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 92 | .421 | .250 | .692 | 29.7 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | |
| Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 181 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 55 | .510 | .143 | .667 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 6 | 373 | 57 | 130 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 135 | .438 | .263 | .842 | 31.1 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 1.4 | |
| Friday | 8 | 1 | 187 | 22 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 53 | .367 | .125 | .800 | 23.4 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| Saturday | 11 | 3 | 297 | 36 | 93 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 82 | .387 | .182 | .667 | 27.0 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 21 | 21 | 730 | 106 | 240 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 100 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 44 | 239 | .442 | .160 | .767 | 34.8 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 42 | 0 | 1039 | 152 | 353 | 13 | 45 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 172 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 67 | 352 | .431 | .289 | .700 | 24.7 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 5 | 255 | 39 | 93 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 88 | .419 | .267 | .857 | 42.5 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| 30-39 | 26 | 12 | 877 | 127 | 278 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 49 | 24 | 134 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 51 | 292 | .457 | .207 | .653 | 33.7 | 11.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 | |
| 20-29 | 15 | 3 | 376 | 56 | 151 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 130 | .371 | .238 | .813 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 15 | 1 | 252 | 35 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 79 | .507 | .400 | .875 | 16.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 12 | 5 | 329 | 41 | 112 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 89 | .366 | .200 | .833 | 27.4 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 11 | 994 | 156 | 329 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 59 | 30 | 151 | 41 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 63 | 365 | .474 | .243 | .746 | 26.9 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 4 | 281 | 43 | 101 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 94 | .426 | .250 | .571 | 35.1 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 5 | 1 | 153 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 41 | .340 | .286 | .625 | 30.6 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 6 | 626 | 86 | 207 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 101 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 39 | 189 | .415 | .167 | .636 | 26.1 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Western | 39 | 15 | 1143 | 172 | 386 | 14 | 52 | 44 | 58 | 34 | 171 | 54 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 72 | 402 | .446 | .269 | .759 | 29.3 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 11 | 5 | 308 | 38 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 83 | .380 | .000 | .778 | 28.0 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Central | 13 | 1 | 318 | 48 | 107 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 106 | .449 | .273 | .538 | 24.5 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | |
| Midwest | 18 | 8 | 558 | 78 | 185 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 92 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 191 | .422 | .241 | .875 | 31.0 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 1.2 | |
| Pacific | 21 | 7 | 585 | 94 | 201 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 79 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 211 | .468 | .304 | .615 | 27.9 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .316 | .000 | .500 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .625 | .000 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .455 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 104 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 35 | .351 | .429 | .750 | 34.7 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | |
| Denver | 3 | 2 | 109 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 36.3 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .600 | .000 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 1 | 91 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .387 | .200 | .500 | 30.3 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 122 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 36 | .421 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 30 | .520 | .000 | .800 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .524 | .500 | .500 | 30.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .467 | 1.000 | 21.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .263 | .000 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .333 | .000 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 86 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 31 | .438 | .143 | 1.000 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 1.7 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 26.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .364 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .318 | .000 | .500 | 35.5 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .583 | .250 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 89 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | .471 | 1.000 | .667 | 29.7 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 140 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 51 | .489 | .429 | .400 | 35.0 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | |
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .444 | .500 | 34.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 105 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 39 | .439 | .000 | .750 | 26.3 | 9.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | .435 | .400 | .500 | 31.0 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 103 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 50 | .576 | .375 | .900 | 25.8 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .458 | .000 | 36.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0.5 | ||