Gordon Hayward vs. Charles Oakley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Charles Oakley 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 less than Charles Oakley, who played 19. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Charles Oakley had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Charles Oakley 19 15 1985-86 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2010-111985-86
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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
Charles Oakley 77 23.0 9.6 3.3 5.3 8.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 2.3 3.2 3.6 7.0 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.5 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 29.3 10.0 3.3 6.7 10.0 1.0 2.0 0.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 7.0 .524 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.3 .615

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2011-121986-87
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 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
Charles Oakley 82 36.3 14.5 3.6 9.5 13.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 3.6 3.8 5.7 12.8 .445 0.1 0.4 .367 3.0 4.4 .686
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
Charles Oakley 3 43.0 20.0 5.7 9.7 15.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.3 6.3 16.7 .380 0.7 1.3 .500 6.7 8.0 .833

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2012-131987-88
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Charles Oakley 82 34.3 12.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 3.0 0.8 0.3 2.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .483 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 4.4 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 37.3 10.1 3.9 8.9 12.8 3.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.3 4.0 9.1 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.4 .875

Season 4

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2013-141988-89
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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
Charles Oakley 82 31.8 12.9 4.2 6.3 10.5 2.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.3 5.2 10.2 .510 0.1 0.6 .250 2.4 3.1 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 9 33.2 9.7 4.8 6.4 11.2 1.2 1.3 0.1 2.4 3.4 3.9 8.1 .479 0.1 0.2 .500 1.8 2.7 .667

Season 5

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2014-151989-90
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 61 36.0 14.6 4.2 7.7 11.9 2.4 1.0 0.3 2.7 3.6 5.5 10.5 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.7 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 33.6 12.1 3.9 7.1 11.0 2.7 1.1 0.2 2.2 3.3 4.3 8.4 .512 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.4 5.2 .654

Season 6

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2015-161990-91
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 76 36.0 11.2 4.0 8.1 12.1 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.8 3.8 4.0 7.8 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 33.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 10.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 7.0 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 7

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2016-171991-92
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 82 28.2 6.2 3.1 5.4 8.5 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.5 3.1 2.6 4.9 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .735
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
Charles Oakley 12 29.5 5.3 3.7 5.3 9.0 0.7 0.7 0.4 1.3 3.0 1.8 4.8 .379 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .741

Season 8

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2017-181992-93
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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 -
Charles Oakley 82 27.2 6.9 3.5 5.1 8.6 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.5 2.7 5.3 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 15 33.8 11.1 4.7 6.3 11.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 2.4 3.4 4.2 8.7 .481 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 9

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 82 35.8 11.8 4.3 7.5 11.8 2.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 3.6 4.4 9.3 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 3.8 .776
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
Charles Oakley 25 39.7 13.2 4.6 7.0 11.7 2.4 1.4 0.2 2.6 3.5 5.0 10.5 .477 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.1 .775

Season 10

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 50 31.3 10.1 3.1 5.8 8.9 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 3.6 3.8 7.9 .489 0.1 0.2 .250 2.4 3.0 .793
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
Charles Oakley 11 38.3 13.1 2.8 5.6 8.5 3.7 1.7 0.5 2.2 3.8 4.5 9.9 .450 0.4 0.9 .400 3.8 4.6 .824

Season 11

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 53 33.5 11.4 3.1 5.6 8.7 2.6 1.1 0.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 8.5 .471 0.1 0.5 .269 3.3 4.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 8 38.5 13.1 3.5 5.1 8.6 1.8 1.0 0.0 3.5 4.1 4.9 9.8 .500 0.3 0.8 .333 3.1 4.5 .694

Season 12

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 80 35.9 10.8 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.1 3.8 4.2 8.7 .488 0.1 0.2 .263 2.3 2.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 35.8 9.8 2.3 6.5 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.8 3.7 3.8 8.6 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.9 .759

Season 13

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2022-231997-98
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Charles Oakley 79 34.6 9.0 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.6 3.5 3.9 8.8 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.4 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 10 34.0 8.1 2.1 6.4 8.5 1.4 1.1 0.2 1.3 3.8 2.9 7.1 .408 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.5 .920

Season 14

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season 2023-241998-99
Team Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Charles Oakley 50 32.7 7.0 1.9 5.6 7.5 3.4 0.9 0.4 1.9 3.6 2.8 6.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .200 1.3 1.7 .807
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 -
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season -1999-00
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 80 30.4 6.9 1.5 5.3 6.8 3.2 1.3 0.6 1.9 3.7 2.9 7.0 .418 0.2 0.5 .341 0.8 1.1 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 3 37.0 10.0 0.7 7.0 7.7 3.7 2.0 0.3 1.7 4.7 4.7 9.7 .483 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 16

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season -2000-01
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 78 35.5 9.6 1.8 7.7 9.5 3.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 3.3 3.9 10.1 .388 0.1 0.6 .224 1.6 1.9 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 12 32.6 9.3 1.7 4.7 6.3 1.8 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.9 9.0 .435 0.3 0.7 .375 1.2 1.4 .824

Season 17

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season -2001-02
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 57 24.3 3.8 1.3 4.8 6.0 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.5 3.1 1.7 4.6 .369 0.0 0.1 .167 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season -2002-03
Team -Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 42 12.2 1.8 0.9 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.1 0.5 1.3 .418 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Gordon Hayward Charles Oakley
Season -2003-04
Team -Houston Rockets
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 ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley 7 3.6 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.9 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Charles Oakley ------- --- ----------