Gordon Hayward vs. Aaron Nesmith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Nesmith 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, 8 more than Aaron Nesmith, who played 6. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Aaron Nesmith had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24
Aaron Nesmith 6 4 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+26+2.4+0.7+0.8+0.9+0.6+0.1+0.1-0.5-0.4+0.3+0.2+.047+0.4+1.3+.103+0.5+0.7+.075
Aaron Nesmith 46 14.5 4.7 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 1.7 3.9 .438 0.9 2.3 .370 0.5 0.6 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 5 15.0 3.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 3.6 .278 0.8 2.8 .286 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+14+19.5+8.0+0.6+1.2+1.8+2.7+0.4+0.5-1.1-0.3+2.6+5.4+.060+0.2+0.2+.076+2.5+3.0+.024
Aaron Nesmith 52 11.0 3.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.5 .396 0.6 2.2 .270 0.4 0.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+27.3+6.5+0.2+1.6+1.8+2.8+0.7+0.3-0.7-0.6+1.2+7.2+.053+0.2+2.3+.008+3.8+3.7+.250
Aaron Nesmith 15 3.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 .235 0.1 0.7 .091 0.2 0.3 .750

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
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%
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
difference:+1+4.3+4.0+0.1+0.5+0.7+1.7-0.7-1.5+1.2+2.6+.008+0.2+0.9+.049+1.8+2.2+.011
Aaron Nesmith 73 24.9 10.1 0.8 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.0 3.2 3.5 8.1 .427 1.6 4.3 .366 1.6 1.9 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+5+8.7+4.0+0.1+1.4+1.3+3.7+0.5+0.2-1.9-1.3+1.1+4.6+.083+0.8+1.0+.115+2.5+3.0+.035
Aaron Nesmith 72 27.7 12.2 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 3.3 4.4 8.8 .496 1.9 4.6 .419 1.5 1.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 17 32.9 10.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.9 3.6 8.3 .433 1.3 4.6 .278 2.0 2.2 .919

Season 5
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+31+9.4+7.3+0.1+1.1+0.9+2.9+0.6-1.9-0.8+2.1+5.9+.062+0.3+.067+3.3+4.3+.101
Aaron Nesmith 45 25.0 12.0 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.5 4.3 8.4 .507 1.9 4.3 .431 1.6 1.8 .913
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Aaron Nesmith 23 28.3 12.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 4.1 4.3 9.2 .472 2.6 5.3 .492 1.3 1.6 .861

Season 6
Gordon Hayward Aaron Nesmith
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Utah JazzIndiana Pacers
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%
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
difference:+69+5.7+4.2+0.7+1.3+0.5+2.2+0.4-1.8-0.2+1.6+1.6+.066+1.0+2.4+.024+2.1+2.5+.029
Aaron Nesmith 11 30.5 15.5 1.5 2.9 4.5 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.5 4.9 13.4 .367 2.8 7.5 .373 2.8 3.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Aaron Nesmith played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 8 seasons more than Aaron Nesmith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2017 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Aaron Nesmith, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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