Gordon Hayward vs. Trey Murphy III Season by Season Comparison

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

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Trey Murphy III
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West 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:+10+3.0+0.2+0.2+0.5+0.5+0.2-0.7-0.5+0.2+0.4+.091+0.6+2.0+.091+0.3+0.5+.171
Trey Murphy III 62 13.9 5.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.5 .394 1.1 3.0 .382 0.7 0.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 6 20.0 5.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.7 .409 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 0.8 .800

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Trey Murphy III
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+13+0.5+2.7+0.2+0.2+0.1+1.7+0.3+0.1-0.9-0.4+0.9+1.2+.028+1.8+3.9+.060+0.7+1.1+.073
Trey Murphy III 79 31.0 14.5 0.7 2.8 3.6 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.9 10.1 .484 2.6 6.3 .406 2.2 2.4 .905
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
Trey Murphy III DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Trey Murphy III
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+15+0.4+0.7+1.8+1.8+0.8+0.1-1.1-0.5+0.1+0.2+.008+1.6+4.4+.035+1.2+1.5+.012
Trey Murphy III 57 29.6 14.8 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------
Trey Murphy III 4 42.0 11.5 0.8 5.8 6.5 2.3 1.3 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 12.0 .375 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Gordon Hayward Trey Murphy III
Season 2013-142024-25
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+24+1.4+5.0+0.1+0.1+1.7+0.3+0.2-0.9-0.1+1.7+2.4+.041+1.9+4.7+.057+0.2+0.6+.071
Trey Murphy III 53 35.0 21.2 0.9 4.2 5.1 3.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 2.1 7.2 15.8 .454 3.0 8.3 .361 3.8 4.3 .887
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Gordon Hayward Trey Murphy III
Season 2014-152025-26
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+54+1.2+1.2+0.8+0.8+1.6+0.6+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.6+0.6+0.7+.023+1.2+3.5+.001+1.3+2.1+.108
Trey Murphy III 22 35.6 20.5 1.5 5.0 6.5 3.5 1.7 0.2 2.2 2.3 7.0 15.0 .468 2.8 7.8 .363 3.6 4.0 .920
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Trey Murphy III played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 9 seasons more than Trey Murphy III 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 Trey Murphy III, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game