Gordon Hayward vs. Billy Paultz Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Paultz 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

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, 5 more than Billy Paultz, who played 9. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Billy Paultz had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24
Billy Paultz 9 9 1976-77 to 1984-85

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2010-111976-77
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 82 32.9 15.6 2.3 6.0 8.4 2.7 0.7 2.1 - 3.2 6.4 13.4 .473 - - - 2.9 3.9 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 2 37.0 17.0 0.5 8.0 8.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 - 1.5 6.0 12.0 .500 - - - 5.0 6.5 .769

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2011-121977-78
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 80 31.0 15.8 2.2 6.3 8.4 2.7 0.5 2.4 2.1 2.8 6.5 12.2 .529 - - - 2.9 3.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Billy Paultz 6 31.8 11.5 1.2 5.7 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 4.8 10.5 .460 - - - 1.8 2.8 .647

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2012-131978-79
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 79 26.9 11.5 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 5.1 9.6 .526 - - - 1.4 2.5 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 13 23.0 6.3 1.8 5.7 7.5 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.5 2.3 6.2 .375 - - - 1.7 2.5 .667

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2013-141979-80
Team Utah JazzSan Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 84 26.1 9.1 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 3.9 8.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .599
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 7 18.3 4.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .571

Season 5
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2014-151980-81
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 81 20.5 7.4 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 21 34.3 12.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.3 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .667

Season 6
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2015-161981-82
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 65 12.4 3.3 0.8 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333

Season 7
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2016-171982-83
Team Utah JazzHouston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 64 12.8 3.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .458
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Billy Paultz 11 12.1 2.7 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 8
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2017-181983-84
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East 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 %
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 -
Billy Paultz 40 12.2 2.2 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 .409 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .515
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 9
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
Season 2018-191984-85
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
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
Billy Paultz 62 6.0 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .368 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Billy Paultz 5 6.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 10
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
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 %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
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 %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
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 %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
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 %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Gordon Hayward Billy Paultz
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 %
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
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Billy Paultz ------- --- ----------
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