Gordon Hayward vs. D'Angelo Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D'Angelo Russell 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, 4 more than D'Angelo Russell, who played 10. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while D'Angelo Russell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
D'Angelo Russell 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2010-112015-16
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+8+11.3+7.8+1.4+1.5+2.2+0.8+0.1-1.5-0.3+2.9+7.9+.075+1.1+3.6+.122+0.8+1.1+.026
D'Angelo Russell 80 28.2 13.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 3.3 1.2 0.2 2.5 1.8 4.9 12.0 .410 1.6 4.6 .351 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+3+1.8+3.8+0.4+0.4+1.7+0.6+0.3-1.1-0.5+1.6+4.9+.051+1.3+3.7+.006+0.6+0.5+.050
D'Angelo Russell 63 28.7 15.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 4.8 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.1 5.6 13.8 .405 2.1 6.1 .352 2.3 3.0 .782
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
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2012-132017-18
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:+24+3.5+1.4+0.1+0.9+0.8+2.2+0.1-1.4-0.2+1.1+3.3+.021+0.5+2.4+.091+1.4+1.4+.087
D'Angelo Russell 48 25.7 15.5 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.2 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.9 5.8 14.0 .414 1.9 5.8 .324 2.0 2.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+4+6.2+4.9+0.1+1.1+1.2+1.8+0.2+0.3-0.3-0.3+2.6+5.3+.021+1.8+4.2+.065+2.0+2.4+.036
D'Angelo Russell 81 30.2 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.0 1.2 0.2 3.1 1.7 8.1 18.7 .434 2.9 7.8 .369 2.0 2.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
D'Angelo Russell 5 29.6 19.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.8 2.4 7.4 20.6 .359 2.4 7.4 .324 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 5

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves
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:+31+2.1+3.8+0.3+0.6+1.0+2.2+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.2+1.6+4.5+.019+1.9+5.3+.003+1.3+1.7+.003
D'Angelo Russell 45 32.3 23.1 0.4 3.6 3.9 6.3 1.1 0.3 3.3 1.9 8.0 18.8 .426 3.5 9.6 .367 3.6 4.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+38+7.7+0.7+0.4+1.9+2.4+2.1+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.7+0.2+0.5+.002+1.1+2.3+.038+2.2+2.5+.059
D'Angelo Russell 42 28.5 19.0 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.8 1.1 0.4 2.7 1.6 6.7 15.5 .431 2.9 7.4 .387 2.7 3.5 .765
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor D'Angelo Russell played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Utah JazzMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+2.5+3.8+0.3+1.8+2.1+3.6-0.6-0.4+1.3+0.8+.060+0.7+2.9+.058+2.0+2.2+.019
D'Angelo Russell 65 32.0 18.1 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.1 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.0 6.2 15.0 .411 2.7 8.0 .340 3.0 3.7 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+4.7+12.1+0.6+3.0+3.6+3.3+0.6+0.3-0.6-0.7+3.5+5.1+.108+0.5+1.0+.025+4.5+4.2+.184
D'Angelo Russell 6 32.7 12.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.7 1.5 0.0 2.8 2.8 4.0 12.0 .333 2.0 5.2 .387 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 8

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
difference:+70+27.5+15.8+0.5+1.5+2.0+6.2+1.0+0.4-2.6-1.0+5.3+11.4+.031+2.7+5.9+.396+2.5+3.0
D'Angelo Russell 71 32.5 17.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.2 1.0 0.4 2.6 2.0 6.3 13.4 .469 2.7 6.9 .396 2.5 3.0 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
D'Angelo Russell 16 29.6 13.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.6 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.0 5.2 12.2 .426 1.7 5.4 .310 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 9

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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9th 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 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
difference:+4+6.8+6.5+0.3+1.1+1.4+2.9+0.2-0.6-0.7+2.4+5.4+.010+1.9+4.0+.082+0.1+0.1+.006
D'Angelo Russell 76 32.7 18.0 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.5 2.1 2.1 6.5 14.2 .456 3.0 7.2 .415 2.1 2.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+7.3+4.6+0.1+1.1+1.2+1.8+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.6+2.4+6.8+.030+1.8+6.1+.057+1.9+1.7+.500
D'Angelo Russell 5 37.0 14.2 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.2 5.6 14.6 .384 2.8 8.8 .318 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 10

Gordon Hayward D'Angelo Russell
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+8.0+4.9+0.8+3.2+3.9+1.0+0.3-0.1-0.2+2.4+2.5+.110+0.3+1.9+.069+0.3+0.3+.021
D'Angelo Russell 58 25.5 12.6 0.3 2.4 2.8 5.1 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.0 4.3 11.0 .390 1.9 6.2 .314 2.1 2.5 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
D'Angelo Russell DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 4 seasons more than D'Angelo Russell in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2021 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in one postseason.