Gordon Hayward vs. Buddy Hield Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Buddy Hield and Gordon Hayward, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Gordon Hayward played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Buddy Hield, who played 8. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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 |
Gordon Hayward |
14 |
5 |
2010-11 to 2023-24 |
Buddy Hield |
8 |
1 |
2016-17 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Gordon Hayward |
Buddy Hield |
Season |
2010-11 | 2016-17 |
Team |
Utah Jazz | New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
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 |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
- |
Buddy Hield |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |