Chris Childs vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Chris Childs, 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.

Chris Childs played 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Chris Childs had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Chris Childs 9 6 1994-95 to 2002-03
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1994-952010-11
Team New Jersey NetsUtah 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 %
Chris Childs 53 19.3 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.2 2.0 5.3 .380 0.8 2.4 .328 1.0 1.4 .753
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1995-962011-12
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Chris Childs 78 30.9 12.8 0.7 2.5 3.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.9 3.2 4.2 10.0 .416 1.2 3.3 .367 3.3 3.9 .852
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1996-972012-13
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Childs 65 31.9 9.3 0.3 2.6 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 7.8 .414 1.1 2.8 .387 1.7 2.3 .758
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 %
Chris Childs 10 32.8 10.4 0.9 4.0 4.9 5.9 2.0 0.0 2.8 3.9 3.8 8.7 .437 0.9 2.6 .346 1.9 2.3 .826
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1997-982013-14
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Childs 68 23.5 6.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 2.2 5.2 .421 0.4 1.3 .310 1.5 1.9 .825
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 %
Chris Childs 10 25.5 6.3 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.3 0.6 0.0 2.3 2.9 2.4 5.8 .414 0.4 1.3 .308 1.1 1.5 .733
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1998-992014-15
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Chris Childs 48 27.0 6.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.3 2.4 5.6 .427 0.8 2.0 .383 1.3 1.6 .821
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 %
Chris Childs 20 24.7 4.7 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.2 1.7 4.7 .355 0.5 1.4 .321 1.0 1.3 .731
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 1999-002015-16
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Chris Childs 71 23.6 5.3 0.2 1.8 2.1 4.0 0.5 0.1 1.5 3.4 2.1 5.0 .409 0.5 1.5 .356 0.7 0.8 .797
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 %
Chris Childs 16 20.9 5.4 0.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 3.3 1.7 4.4 .386 0.6 1.8 .321 1.5 1.8 .857
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 2000-012016-17
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 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 %
Chris Childs 77 24.1 4.7 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.6 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.8 4.4 .403 0.4 1.4 .302 0.8 0.9 .845
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 %
Chris Childs 12 31.6 9.1 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.5 1.0 0.3 2.9 4.0 3.1 7.5 .411 1.3 3.0 .417 1.7 1.9 .870
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
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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 %
Chris Childs 69 22.8 4.1 0.3 2.0 2.2 5.1 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.6 1.4 4.3 .328 0.5 1.7 .275 0.8 1.0 .817
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 %
Chris Childs 5 32.8 11.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 7.4 0.8 0.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 10.8 .389 1.6 3.4 .471 1.8 2.0 .900
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season 2002-032018-19
Team New Jersey NetsBoston 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 %
Chris Childs 12 8.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.7 .300 0.1 0.5 .167 0.2 0.3 .667
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season -2019-20
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics 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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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
Chris Childs Gordon Hayward
Season -2020-21
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Chris Childs 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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Chris Childs 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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Chris Childs 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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------
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 -
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