Gordon Hayward vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen 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.
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 Jalen Johnson, who played 5. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jalen Johnson 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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
5 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +50 | +11.4 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +.052 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.242 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.003 |
| Jalen Johnson |
22 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
.537 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.231 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.714 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Gordon Hayward |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Johnson |
2 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +15.6 | +6.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.1 | | +1.7 | +4.3 | +.035 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.058 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +.204 |
| Jalen Johnson |
70 |
14.9 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.288 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.628 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +2 | +21.5 | +3.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +0.3 | | | -0.2 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +.235 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.281 | +3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Jalen Johnson |
6 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +16 | +4.5 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +5.0 | +5.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +.076 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.060 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +.099 |
| Jalen Johnson |
56 |
33.7 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.511 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.355 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.728 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +41 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +0.9 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +.087 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.008 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +.070 |
| Jalen Johnson |
36 |
35.7 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
15.1 |
.500 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.312 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.746 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +75 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +2.1 | +3.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +.093 | +1.6 | +2.3 | +.364 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +.012 |
| Jalen Johnson |
1 |
35.0 |
22.0 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
13.0 |
.538 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
.800 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* Gordon Hayward played 9 seasons more than Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, Gordon Hayward got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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