Gordon Hayward vs. Mason Plumlee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mason Plumlee 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, 3 more than Mason Plumlee, who played 11. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Mason Plumlee had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Mason Plumlee 11 7 2013-14 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2010-112013-14
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Mason Plumlee 70 18.2 7.4 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 2.4 2.8 4.3 .659 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .626
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee 10 11.4 2.2 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 2.4 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .444

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2011-122014-15
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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
Mason Plumlee 82 21.3 8.7 2.1 4.1 6.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.4 6.0 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.9 .495
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
Mason Plumlee 6 8.2 2.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 1.7 0.7 1.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.8 .364

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2012-132015-16
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West 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
Mason Plumlee 82 25.4 9.1 2.5 5.2 7.7 2.8 0.8 1.0 1.9 3.1 3.3 6.3 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 4.1 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee 11 27.8 7.0 3.4 8.5 11.8 4.8 0.6 1.0 2.3 3.8 2.5 6.4 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .636

Season 4

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Utah JazzPortland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Mason Plumlee 81 26.5 10.4 2.1 5.4 7.5 3.5 0.9 1.1 1.7 2.8 4.1 7.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.7 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Mason Plumlee 74 19.4 7.1 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.9 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.5 3.0 5.0 .601 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.4 .458
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West 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 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
Mason Plumlee 82 21.1 7.8 2.0 4.4 6.4 3.0 0.8 0.9 1.5 3.1 3.2 5.4 .593 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.4 .561
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee 14 15.6 4.6 1.9 2.6 4.4 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.8 1.7 3.4 .511 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .571

Season 7

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West 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 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
Mason Plumlee 61 17.3 7.2 1.6 3.6 5.2 2.5 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.3 2.9 4.7 .615 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.5 .535
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
Mason Plumlee 19 10.8 2.4 1.6 1.6 3.2 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.1 1.0 2.1 .487 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 8

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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 -
Mason Plumlee 56 26.8 10.4 2.6 6.7 9.3 3.6 0.8 0.9 1.9 3.3 4.2 6.8 .614 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.0 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 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
Mason Plumlee 73 24.6 6.5 2.4 5.3 7.7 3.1 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.1 2.8 4.4 .641 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.3 .392
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
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsClippers Lost West 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 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
Mason Plumlee 79 26.0 10.8 2.9 6.0 8.9 3.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.7 4.2 6.1 .680 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 4.0 .636
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
Mason Plumlee 5 18.2 8.2 3.2 3.6 6.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.0 2.8 3.2 .875 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 2.8 .929

Season 11

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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 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
Mason Plumlee 46 14.7 5.3 1.3 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.5 1.9 3.3 .569 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.2 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee 6 11.0 3.2 1.2 2.2 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.2 1.2 3.0 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .625

Season 12

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2021-22-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2022-23-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 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
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Gordon Hayward Mason Plumlee
Season 2023-24-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder TBD-
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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
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------
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 -
Mason Plumlee ------- --- ----------