Bob Boozer vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Bob Boozer, 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

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.

Bob Boozer played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Bob Boozer had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, 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
Bob Boozer 11 6 1960-61 to 1970-71
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1960-612010-11
Team Cincinnati RoyalsUtah 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 %
Bob Boozer 79 19.9 8.4 - - 6.2 1.4 - - - 2.4 3.2 7.6 .415 - - - 2.1 3.1 .672
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1961-622011-12
Team Cincinnati RoyalsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisJazz 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 %
Bob Boozer 79 31.5 13.7 - - 10.2 1.6 - - - 3.5 5.2 11.8 .438 - - - 3.3 4.7 .707
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 %
Bob Boozer 4 35.8 18.3 - - 10.5 0.8 - - - 4.0 8.0 14.3 .561 - - - 2.3 3.0 .750
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

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1962-632012-13
Team Cincinnati RoyalsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div 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 %
Bob Boozer 79 31.5 14.3 - - 11.1 1.3 - - - 3.8 5.6 12.6 .444 - - - 3.2 4.5 .714
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 %
Bob Boozer 12 31.8 13.3 - - 8.0 1.5 - - - 3.7 4.8 11.5 .413 - - - 3.8 5.3 .714
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1963-642013-14
Team Cincinnati Royals, New York KnicksUtah 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 %
Bob Boozer 81 29.4 14.9 - - 7.4 1.2 - - - 2.9 5.8 13.5 .427 - - - 3.4 4.6 .723
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1964-652014-15
Team New York KnicksUtah 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 %
Bob Boozer 80 26.7 14.2 - - 7.6 1.4 - - - 2.3 5.3 12.0 .440 - - - 3.6 4.7 .768
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1965-662015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Bob Boozer 78 23.7 12.2 - - 7.0 1.1 - - - 2.5 4.7 9.7 .484 - - - 2.9 3.7 .779
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 %
Bob Boozer 10 18.1 6.7 - - 5.0 0.7 - - - 2.0 2.6 6.5 .400 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1966-672016-17
Team Chicago BullsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisJazz 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 %
Bob Boozer 80 30.6 18.0 - - 8.5 1.1 - - - 2.7 6.7 13.8 .487 - - - 4.5 5.8 .781
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 %
Bob Boozer 3 35.0 19.7 - - 11.7 0.3 - - - 2.7 8.0 12.7 .632 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786
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

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Bob Boozer 77 38.8 21.5 - - 9.8 1.6 - - - 3.0 8.1 16.4 .492 - - - 5.3 6.9 .768
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 %
Bob Boozer 5 38.0 18.8 - - 8.8 2.4 - - - 2.6 6.6 14.6 .452 - - - 5.6 7.6 .737
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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 %
Bob Boozer 79 36.4 21.7 - - 7.8 2.0 - - - 2.8 8.4 17.4 .481 - - - 5.0 6.2 .806
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston 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 %
Bob Boozer 82 31.1 15.2 - - 8.7 1.3 - - - 2.9 6.0 12.3 .491 - - - 3.2 3.9 .822
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Boozer 80 22.2 9.1 - - 5.4 1.6 - - - 2.7 3.6 8.1 .450 - - - 1.9 2.3 .818
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 %
Bob Boozer 14 20.2 7.4 - - 5.3 1.2 - - - 2.5 2.9 6.1 .482 - - - 1.6 2.1 .759
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bob Boozer 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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bob Boozer 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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Bob Boozer Gordon Hayward
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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 %
Bob Boozer ------- --- ----------
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 -