Gordon Hayward vs. Kirk Hinrich Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kirk Hinrich 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.

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.

Gordon Hayward played 14 years in the NBA, 1 more than Kirk Hinrich, who played 13. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Kirk Hinrich had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Kirk Hinrich 13 11 2003-04 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2010-112003-04
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 76 35.6 12.0 0.6 2.9 3.4 6.8 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.6 4.2 10.8 .386 1.9 4.9 .390 1.8 2.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2011-122004-05
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 77 36.4 15.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 6.4 1.6 0.3 2.3 3.2 5.8 14.6 .397 1.9 5.3 .355 2.2 2.8 .792
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
Kirk Hinrich 6 35.8 21.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.8 2.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 7.5 16.7 .450 2.8 5.5 .515 3.3 4.8 .690

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2012-132005-06
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 81 36.5 15.9 0.4 3.2 3.6 6.3 1.2 0.3 2.3 3.1 5.6 13.3 .418 1.6 4.2 .370 3.2 3.9 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 6 39.0 20.5 0.0 3.3 3.3 7.7 1.3 0.3 4.0 3.7 6.5 15.7 .415 1.5 4.3 .346 6.0 7.0 .857

Season 4

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2013-142006-07
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 80 35.5 16.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 13.3 .448 1.8 4.2 .415 3.0 3.6 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 10 36.2 12.1 0.4 3.8 4.2 7.5 0.9 0.3 2.3 3.7 4.4 11.7 .376 1.3 4.3 .302 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 5

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 75 31.7 11.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.0 1.2 0.3 2.1 3.0 4.4 10.6 .414 1.1 3.2 .350 1.6 1.9 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 51 26.3 9.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.5 3.6 8.2 .437 1.4 3.3 .408 1.3 1.7 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 7 30.0 12.6 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.1 2.6 4.1 8.9 .468 1.9 4.3 .433 2.4 3.6 .680

Season 7

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2016-172009-10
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 74 33.5 10.9 0.3 3.2 3.5 4.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.8 4.2 10.2 .409 1.4 3.8 .371 1.1 1.5 .752
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
Kirk Hinrich 5 39.2 12.4 0.2 4.2 4.4 4.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 2.8 4.4 10.4 .423 1.6 3.2 .500 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 8

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Boston CelticsWashington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
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 -
Kirk Hinrich 72 30.0 10.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.6 3.9 8.7 .446 1.0 2.6 .399 1.5 1.8 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 6 28.8 10.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 3.5 4.3 8.7 .500 1.3 3.2 .421 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 9

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 48 25.8 6.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.1 2.5 6.1 .414 1.0 2.8 .346 0.5 0.7 .781
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
Kirk Hinrich 6 23.5 5.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 10

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 60 29.4 7.7 0.3 2.4 2.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 1.7 3.2 2.7 7.0 .377 1.2 3.0 .390 1.2 1.6 .714
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
Kirk Hinrich 4 40.5 11.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 5.8 2.0 0.3 2.0 3.5 4.0 9.3 .432 1.0 2.8 .364 2.3 3.5 .643

Season 11

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 73 29.0 9.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 8.5 .393 1.2 3.3 .351 1.3 1.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 5 33.4 11.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.4 4.6 11.2 .411 1.4 3.8 .368 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 12

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 66 24.4 5.7 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.2 5.8 .373 0.9 2.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 10 12.6 2.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.9 .474 0.6 1.0 .600 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 13

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Charlotte HornetsChicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
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
Kirk Hinrich 46 13.7 3.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.8 .380 0.5 1.3 .387 0.3 0.3 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Kirk Hinrich 6 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 .286 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Gordon Hayward Kirk Hinrich
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBD-
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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
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------
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 -
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------