Gordon Hayward vs. Brandin Podziemski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandin Podziemski 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, 11 more than Brandin Podziemski, who played 3. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Brandin Podziemski 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
Brandin Podziemski 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Brandin Podziemski
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+2+9.7+3.8+1.0+2.8+3.9+2.6+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.1+1.7+4.0+.031+0.7+2.2+.088+0.3+0.2+.078
Brandin Podziemski 74 26.6 9.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.1 .454 1.2 3.2 .385 0.7 1.1 .633
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Brandin Podziemski
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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+3.7+0.1+0.1+1.5+1.6+0.3+0.3+0.4-0.5-0.1+0.4+0.9+.011+1.0+2.4+.026+1.8+2.0+.074
Brandin Podziemski 64 26.8 11.7 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.4 1.1 0.2 1.2 1.5 4.4 9.8 .445 1.8 4.8 .372 1.1 1.5 .758
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:+8+1.3+4.0+0.8+1.4+2.2+0.1+0.5+0.2-0.7-0.5+2.5+2.7+.182+1.5+2.6+.245+2.6+2.0+.292
Brandin Podziemski 12 32.1 11.3 1.3 3.7 5.0 3.1 1.3 0.2 1.5 1.5 4.0 11.0 .364 1.8 5.6 .328 1.4 2.0 .708

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Brandin Podziemski
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
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:+71+3.8+7.1+0.3+3.6+3.9+1.0+0.2+0.5-0.7-0.3+1.7+3.7+.006+0.4+0.6+.165+3.4+4.1
Brandin Podziemski 1 33.0 7.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 .429 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Brandin Podziemski played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 11 seasons more than Brandin Podziemski in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2014 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Brandin Podziemski, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game