Gordon Hayward vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson 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, 12 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 2. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Ausar Thompson 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Ausar Thompson
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Utah JazzDetroit 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%
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:+9+8.2+3.4+1.4+2.9+4.5+0.8+0.7+0.6-0.3-1.3+1.7+3.5+.002+0.2+0.8+.287+0.1+0.6+.114
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Ausar Thompson
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Utah JazzDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+8.0+1.7+1.0+0.7+1.6+0.8+0.9+0.1-0.3-1.2+0.2+1.1+.079+0.6+1.6+.122+1.4+1.1+.191
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
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:+2+8.3+4.2+0.8+1.5+2.4+2.0+0.4+0.8-1.0-3.2+2.5+1.3+.389+0.3+2.7+.083+0.5+2.0+.417
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 12 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2013 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game