Aaron Gordon vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton and Aaron Gordon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Aaron Gordon played 11 years in the NBA, 2 less than Khris Middleton, who played 13. Aaron Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achievements, 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
Aaron Gordon 11 6 2014-15 to 2024-25
Khris Middleton 13 9 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2014-152012-13
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
difference:+20+0.6+0.9+0.9+0.9+1.7+0.3+0.2+0.4-0.4-0.2+0.3+0.8+.007+0.2+0.7+.040+0.1+0.1+.123
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2015-162013-14
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
difference:+4+6.1+2.9+1.3+1.5+2.7+0.5+0.2+0.5-0.7-1.0+1.1+3.0+.033+1.0+1.7+.118+0.3+0.8+.193
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2016-172014-15
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
difference:+1+1.4+0.7+0.9+0.2+0.7+0.4+0.7+0.4-0.3-0.1+0.2+0.2+.013+0.4+0.1+.119+0.3+0.7+.140
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933

Season 4

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
difference:+21+3.2+0.6+0.9+3.1+4.1+1.9+0.7+0.6-0.5-0.7+0.1+0.4+.010+0.2+1.3+.060+0.8+.190
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Aaron Gordon nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
difference:+49+3.1+1.3+1.3+1.8+3.2+0.3+0.7+0.5-0.1-0.5+0.8+1.9+.001+0.8+.084+0.4+.149
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526
difference:+1+5.7+0.7+2.2+0.3+2.5+1.7+0.8+0.2-0.8-0.4+0.6+0.6+.071+0.4+0.8+.032+1.0+0.1+.292
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 6

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Orlando MagicMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
difference:+20+3.9+5.7+1.2+1.2+2.5+0.3+0.7+0.3-0.7-1.3+1.8+3.1+.029+0.6+1.2+.051+1.5+0.8+.210
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 7

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Orlando Magic, Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
difference:+27+3.4+5.9+0.9+1.2+0.3+1.1+0.3+0.6-0.4-0.4+2.0+4.9+.022+1.1+2.7+.043+0.9+0.4+.186
Khris Middleton 77 31.1 18.3 0.6 5.3 6.0 4.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.2 6.6 14.9 .441 2.3 6.2 .378 2.8 3.4 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640
difference:+5+4.4+5.8+1.5+2.4+0.9+2.4+0.1+0.3-0.5-0.6+1.3+3.5+.016+1.8+3.8+.044+1.5+1.0+.245
Khris Middleton 15 34.3 16.9 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.4 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.9 5.6 13.4 .418 2.7 6.1 .435 3.1 3.5 .885

Season 8

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
difference:+13+1.8+5.9+1.0+1.3+0.3+1.8+0.3+0.5-0.4-0.3+1.8+4.2+.023+1.2+2.2+.080+1.1+0.6+.173
Khris Middleton 62 29.9 20.9 0.7 5.5 6.2 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.6 15.3 .497 2.4 5.7 .415 3.4 3.7 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714
difference:+5+3.5+6.5+3.1+2.8+0.3+3.4+0.7+1.0-1.8-1.3+2.5+7.2+.032+1.7+3.5+.154+0.2+1.0+.112
Khris Middleton 10 35.5 20.3 0.5 6.4 6.9 6.0 1.1 0.2 3.4 4.1 7.1 18.0 .394 2.3 6.5 .354 3.8 4.6 .826

Season 9

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
difference:+3.2+4.1+1.6+1.1+0.6+2.4+0.3+0.7-1.2-0.5+1.2+4.6+.088+1.3+2.9+.067+0.3+1.1+.290
Khris Middleton 68 33.4 20.4 0.8 5.2 6.0 5.4 1.1 0.1 2.6 2.4 7.5 15.8 .476 2.2 5.4 .414 3.1 3.5 .898
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652
difference:+3+4.4+10.3+1.4+2.9+1.6+2.5+0.9+0.5-2.2-0.4+3.5+9.9+.080+1.7+5.3+.048+1.4+0.7+.235
Khris Middleton 23 40.1 23.6 1.1 6.5 7.6 5.1 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.5 8.6 19.7 .438 2.6 7.6 .343 3.7 4.2 .887

Season 10

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
difference:+7+0.9+6.2+1.8+0.7+1.1+1.9+0.4+0.3-1.5-0.5+1.3+5.7+.113+2.0+4.7+.083+1.5+0.7+.232
Khris Middleton 66 32.4 20.1 0.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 1.2 0.3 2.9 2.4 6.8 15.5 .443 2.5 6.6 .373 3.9 4.4 .890
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 12 37.1 14.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.3 5.8 9.8 .585 0.9 2.3 .407 1.9 2.3 .821
difference:+10+1.1+0.2+2.5+0.2+2.3+2.6+0.7+0.6-4.0-0.7+0.8+2.2+.168+2.1+4.7+.022+0.4+0.8+.179
Khris Middleton 2 36.0 14.5 0.5 4.5 5.0 7.0 1.5 0.0 5.5 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 11

Aaron Gordon Khris Middleton
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Denver NuggetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 51 28.4 14.7 1.6 3.3 4.8 3.2 0.5 0.3 1.4 1.6 5.2 9.7 .531 1.5 3.4 .436 2.8 3.5 .810
difference:+18+4.1+0.4+0.8+0.1+0.6+1.7+0.2+0.1-0.8-0.5+0.2+2.6+.095+1.5+.121+0.4+.092
Khris Middleton 33 24.3 15.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 4.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.1 5.4 12.3 .436 1.5 4.9 .315 2.8 3.1 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Aaron Gordon 14 37.3 16.2 3.6 4.0 7.6 2.7 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 5.8 11.9 .485 1.6 4.1 .379 3.1 3.6 .860
difference:+9+2.7+7.6+2.2+1.0+1.2+3.5+0.4-1.5-0.6+2.2+5.3+.020+1.0+2.3+.027+2.1+2.4+.007
Khris Middleton 5 34.6 23.8 1.4 5.0 6.4 6.2 0.6 0.0 3.4 3.0 8.0 17.2 .465 2.6 6.4 .406 5.2 6.0 .867

Additional Years

* Khris Middleton played 2 seasons more than Aaron Gordon in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2024 to 2025—Khris Middleton played in one postseason and one NBA Cup.