Gordon Hayward vs. Cameron Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson, who played 6. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Cameron Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Cameron Johnson 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Utah JazzPhoenix Suns
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:+15+5.1+3.4+0.3+1.0+1.4+0.1+0.2+0.1-0.4+1.1+3.0+.050+1.4+3.8+.083+0.2+0.3+.096
Cameron Johnson 57 22.0 8.8 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 3.1 7.1 .435 1.9 4.8 .390 0.8 1.0 .807
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Utah JazzPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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:+6+6.5+2.2+0.3+0.2+0.2+1.7+0.2+0.3-1.0-0.2+0.6+0.8+.036+1.2+3.2+.003+2.1+2.5+.015
Cameron Johnson 60 24.0 9.6 0.6 2.8 3.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.4 8.1 .420 2.0 5.6 .349 0.8 1.0 .847
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:+17+9.7+0.9+0.3+0.1+0.3+2.2+0.1+0.2-0.1-0.3+1.1+3.1+.318+1.3+0.5+.363+2.6+2.5+.094
Cameron Johnson 21 21.1 8.2 0.8 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.2 .500 1.6 3.5 .446 1.4 1.5 .906

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Utah JazzPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+6+3.0+1.6+0.1+1.1+1.0+1.5+0.1+0.3-1.0+0.5+1.5+.025+1.1+2.5+.010+1.9+2.4+.033
Cameron Johnson 66 26.2 12.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.7 1.7 4.2 9.2 .460 2.5 5.9 .425 1.5 1.7 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Johnson 13 24.6 10.8 0.7 2.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.5 7.6 .465 1.7 4.5 .373 2.0 2.5 .813

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Utah JazzPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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:+35+7.8+0.7+0.7+0.7+3.3+0.2+0.2-1.9+0.2+2.1+.057+1.4+2.5+.100+1.6+2.0+.026
Cameron Johnson 42 28.6 15.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 5.3 11.3 .470 2.5 6.1 .404 2.4 2.9 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Johnson 4 38.0 18.5 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 2.5 7.0 13.8 .509 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 5
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
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:+18+6.8+5.9+0.2+0.8+0.6+1.7+0.6+0.1-1.7-0.1+1.6+3.6+.001+0.8+1.8+.027+3.4+4.2+.023
Cameron Johnson 58 27.6 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.8 10.7 .446 2.4 6.1 .391 1.5 1.9 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Gordon Hayward Cameron Johnson
Season 2015-162024-25
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
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:+23+4.6+0.9+0.1+0.8+0.7+0.3+0.3+0.1-0.8-0.5+0.3+1.9+.042+1.0+2.1+.041+1.4+2.1+.069
Cameron Johnson 57 31.6 18.8 0.9 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.8 6.2 13.1 .475 2.8 7.2 .390 3.5 3.9 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Johnson played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 8 seasons more than Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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