Daniel Gafford vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Daniel Gafford, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 12. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Daniel Gafford 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
Aaron Gordon 12 6 2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2019-202014-15
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
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%
Daniel Gafford 43 14.2 5.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.2 3.1 .701 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .533
difference:+4+2.8+0.1+0.2+1.3+1.1+0.2+0.1+0.8-0.1-0.5+0.2+1.3+.254+0.3+1.0+0.2+0.1+.188
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2020-212015-16
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Daniel Gafford 54 14.6 7.0 1.7 2.5 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.8 2.9 4.2 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
difference:+24+9.3+2.2+0.3+2.0+2.2+1.1+0.3+0.7-0.2+0.6+3.2+.211+0.5+1.8+0.4+0.5+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 5 23.4 11.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.6 3.4 4.4 5.2 .846 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .625
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Daniel Gafford 72 20.1 9.4 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 5.7 .693 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .699
difference:+8+8.6+3.3+0.7+0.1+0.6+1.0+0.4+0.9-0.2-0.2+0.9+5.1+.239+1.0+3.3+0.5+0.6+.020
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Washington WizardsOrlando Magic
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%
Daniel Gafford 78 20.6 9.0 2.1 3.5 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.4 3.7 5.1 .732 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .679
difference:+20+12.3+8.6+0.6+2.9+2.3+1.2+0.6+0.5-0.7-0.5+2.8+9.8+.298+2.0+5.9+1.1+1.5+.019
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA FinalsMagic 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%
Daniel Gafford 74 24.5 11.0 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.6 0.9 2.1 1.0 3.1 4.7 6.5 .725 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .674
difference:+4+9.3+5.0+0.9+0.7+0.2+2.1+0.2+1.4-1.1-0.9+1.3+6.9+.276+1.6+4.4+0.8+0.8+.057
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 22 20.2 9.0 1.9 3.6 5.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 5.6 .634 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .631
difference:+17+12.6+6.2+0.3+1.4+1.7+2.9+0.9+1.3-1.7-1.5+2.3+6.8+.166+1.6+4.0+0.1+0.8+.105
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

Season 6
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Daniel Gafford 57 21.5 12.3 2.7 4.1 6.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 1.2 2.7 5.0 7.1 .702 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .689
difference:+5+11.0+2.1+1.0+1.8+0.9+2.3+0.4+1.2-0.4-0.7+0.4+5.3+.265+1.2+3.8+0.2+.015
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Daniel Gafford Aaron Gordon
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Daniel Gafford 2 21.0 10.5 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 2.5 4.5 6.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000
difference:+48+6.7+1.9+0.5+2.1+1.7+1.2+0.3+0.8-1.9-0.7+0.1+4.0+.287+1.2+3.5+0.4+1.5+.349
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 5 seasons more than Daniel Gafford in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Aaron Gordon played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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