Gordon Hayward vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves 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, 9 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Austin Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Austin Reaves
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
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:+11+6.3+1.9+0.1+1.0+1.3+0.7+0.1-0.3-0.1+0.4+1.1+.026+0.4+1.7+.156+0.6+0.6+.128
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Austin Reaves
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 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:+2+1.7+1.2+0.4+0.1+0.5+0.3+0.3+0.3-0.2-0.1+1.2+.073+0.5+1.0+.052+0.7+0.6+.032
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
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:+12+5.4+9.6+0.8+0.9+1.6+1.6+0.2+0.2-0.8-1.4+4.1+3.8+.282+2.1+2.5+.360+0.8+0.4+.105
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Austin Reaves
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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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:+10+2.9+1.8+1.2+1.2+2.5+0.2-0.4-0.2+0.9+0.8+.051+0.5+1.7+.048+0.6+0.8+.026
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Austin Reaves
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+4+1.5+4.0+0.6+0.6+0.6+0.3+0.2-0.4-0.1+1.0+0.8+.047+1.6+3.7+.073+0.4+0.1+.061
Austin Reaves 73 34.9 20.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.1 6.5 14.2 .460 2.7 7.3 .377 4.4 5.0 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Austin Reaves 5 39.2 16.2 0.8 4.6 5.4 3.6 0.2 0.6 2.8 3.6 6.0 14.6 .411 3.0 9.4 .319 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 5
Gordon Hayward Austin Reaves
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+65+1.9+9.0+0.1+0.3+0.2+4.1+0.3-0.7-0.8+2.2+3.6+.037+1.1+4.0+.034+3.4+3.4+.055
Austin Reaves 11 36.3 28.3 0.6 4.5 5.1 8.2 1.4 0.1 3.4 2.5 8.6 17.9 .482 2.7 8.3 .330 8.3 9.5 .867
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 9 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2016 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Austin Reaves, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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