Arron Afflalo vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Arron Afflalo, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Arron Afflalo played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Arron Afflalo had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Gordon Hayward had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Arron Afflalo 11 6 2007-08 to 2017-18
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2007-082010-11
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East 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 %
Arron Afflalo 75 12.9 3.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.2 .411 0.1 0.6 .208 0.9 1.2 .782
Gordon Hayward 72 16.9 5.4 0.6 1.4 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.1 .485 0.5 1.0 .473 1.0 1.3 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 12 7.0 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2008-092011-12
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
Arron Afflalo 74 16.7 4.9 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.1 .437 0.6 1.4 .402 0.8 1.0 .817
Gordon Hayward 66 30.5 11.8 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.6 4.0 8.9 .456 0.8 2.4 .346 2.9 3.5 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 4 16.5 6.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.5 5.3 .476 0.5 2.5 .200 0.8 1.3 .600
Gordon Hayward 4 30.8 7.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.5 8.3 .182 0.3 3.0 .083 4.0 4.0 1.000

Season 3

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2009-102012-13
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 82 27.1 8.8 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.7 3.3 7.1 .465 1.3 3.0 .434 0.9 1.2 .735
Gordon Hayward 72 29.2 14.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.5 1.7 1.7 4.7 10.7 .435 1.4 3.4 .415 3.4 4.1 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 6 20.0 9.2 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 3.5 3.3 5.3 .625 1.0 2.3 .429 1.5 1.8 .818
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2010-112013-14
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 69 33.7 12.6 0.7 3.0 3.6 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.2 4.5 9.1 .498 1.5 3.6 .423 2.0 2.4 .847
Gordon Hayward 77 36.4 16.2 0.8 4.3 5.1 5.2 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.0 5.5 13.4 .413 1.1 3.6 .304 4.0 4.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 3 28.3 11.3 0.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.3 4.0 11.3 .353 1.0 4.0 .250 2.3 2.7 .875
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2011-122014-15
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 62 33.6 15.2 0.6 2.5 3.2 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 11.3 .471 1.4 3.6 .398 3.2 4.0 .798
Gordon Hayward 76 34.4 19.3 0.7 4.2 4.9 4.1 1.4 0.4 2.7 1.7 6.4 14.3 .445 1.6 4.3 .364 4.9 6.1 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 7 32.7 10.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 4.3 10.6 .405 0.6 2.9 .200 1.7 2.1 .800
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2012-132015-16
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
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 %
Arron Afflalo 64 36.0 16.5 0.5 3.3 3.7 3.2 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.1 6.2 14.1 .439 1.1 3.8 .300 3.0 3.5 .857
Gordon Hayward 80 36.2 19.7 0.8 4.2 5.0 3.7 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.3 6.5 15.0 .433 1.8 5.1 .349 4.9 6.0 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Arron Afflalo 73 35.0 18.2 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.4 0.5 0.0 2.0 1.9 6.4 13.8 .459 1.8 4.1 .427 3.8 4.6 .815
Gordon Hayward 73 34.5 21.9 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.5 1.0 0.3 1.9 1.6 7.5 15.8 .471 2.0 5.1 .398 5.0 5.9 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 11 37.4 24.1 0.6 5.5 6.1 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.1 7.5 17.1 .441 2.5 6.2 .412 6.5 6.9 .934

Season 8

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Arron Afflalo 78 32.1 13.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.3 .424 1.5 4.3 .354 2.1 2.5 .843
Gordon Hayward 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 3 20.0 1.7 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 4.0 .167 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2015-162018-19
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Arron Afflalo 71 33.4 12.8 0.3 3.4 3.7 2.0 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 5.0 11.3 .443 1.3 3.4 .382 1.5 1.8 .840
Gordon Hayward 72 25.9 11.5 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 1.5 1.4 4.1 8.8 .466 1.1 3.2 .333 2.2 2.6 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 9 29.7 9.6 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.4 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.2 7.8 .414 1.0 2.7 .375 2.1 2.1 1.000

Season 10

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 61 25.9 8.4 0.1 1.9 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.7 3.0 6.9 .440 1.0 2.5 .411 1.4 1.5 .892
Gordon Hayward 52 33.5 17.5 1.1 5.6 6.7 4.1 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.8 6.7 13.5 .500 1.6 4.3 .383 2.4 2.8 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 5 31.4 10.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 2.8 1.4 0.4 1.4 2.0 4.0 10.0 .400 1.4 4.8 .292 1.4 1.6 .875

Season 11

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo 53 12.9 3.4 0.1 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.1 .401 0.5 1.3 .386 0.4 0.5 .846
Gordon Hayward 44 34.0 19.6 0.8 5.0 5.9 4.1 1.2 0.3 2.1 1.7 7.1 15.0 .473 1.9 4.7 .415 3.5 4.2 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season -2021-22
Team -Charlotte Hornets
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 %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 49 31.9 15.9 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.6 1.0 0.4 1.7 1.7 5.8 12.6 .459 1.8 4.5 .391 2.6 3.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season -2022-23
Team -Charlotte Hornets
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 %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 50 31.5 14.7 0.7 3.6 4.3 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.4 5.5 11.6 .475 1.0 3.2 .325 2.6 3.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Arron Afflalo Gordon Hayward
Season -2023-24
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 51 24.4 9.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 3.1 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.3 3.7 7.9 .464 0.7 1.8 .411 1.7 2.4 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Arron Afflalo ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward 7 6.6 0.0 0.1 1.7 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -