Gordon Hayward vs. Cameron Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cameron Thomas 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 Cameron Thomas, who played 5. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Cameron Thomas 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
Cameron Thomas 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Cameron Thomas
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+5+0.7+3.1+0.4+0.8+0.5+0.1+0.1+0.2-0.2-0.5+1.3+3.4+.052+0.2+1.6+.203+0.3+0.3+.118
Cameron Thomas 67 17.6 8.5 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.0 3.3 7.5 .433 0.7 2.6 .270 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Cameron Thomas 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Cameron Thomas
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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:+9+13.9+1.2+0.8+1.1+1.8+1.7+0.4+0.5-0.6-0.6+0.5+0.9+.015+0.1+0.1+.037+0.3+0.4+.036
Cameron Thomas 57 16.6 10.6 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.0 3.5 8.0 .441 0.9 2.3 .383 2.6 3.1 .868
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+22.8+4.3+0.5+1.8+2.3+2.5+0.8-0.3+4.8+.247+0.3+2.0+.083+4.0+4.0
Cameron Thomas 2 8.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Cameron Thomas
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
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:+6+2.2+8.4+0.3+0.4+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.3-0.2-0.4+3.3+7.3+.007+0.8+2.6+.051+0.9+1.0+.029
Cameron Thomas 66 31.4 22.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 0.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 8.0 18.0 .442 2.2 6.0 .364 4.3 5.1 .856
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Cameron Thomas
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+52+5.2+7.8+0.2+1.6+1.8+1.4+0.8+0.4-0.3-0.2+2.5+4.8+.025+1.6+4.2+.045+1.3+1.1+.065
Cameron Thomas 25 31.2 24.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.8 8.0 18.2 .438 2.7 7.8 .349 5.3 6.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Gordon Hayward Cameron Thomas
Season 2014-152025-26
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:+75+10.4+4.3+0.7+3.2+3.9+2.1+1.4+0.6-0.7-0.3+4.4+5.3+.223+1.6+2.3+.364+6.1+6.9+.034
Cameron Thomas 1 24.0 15.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 .222 0.0 2.0 .000 11.0 13.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Cameron Thomas played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 9 seasons more than Cameron Thomas 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 Cameron Thomas, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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