Gordon Hayward vs. Wali Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wali Jones 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, 4 more than Wali Jones, who played 10. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Wali Jones had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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
Wali Jones 10 9 1964-65 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2010-111964-65
Team Utah JazzBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost West Div 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 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
Wali Jones 77 16.2 5.3 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.3 .375 - - - 1.3 1.8 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 10 16.2 7.3 - - 2.0 1.8 - - - 2.8 2.9 6.3 .460 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 2

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2011-121965-66
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div 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 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
Wali Jones 80 27.5 9.0 - - 2.1 3.4 - - - 3.1 3.7 10.0 .370 - - - 1.6 2.2 .744
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
Wali Jones 5 31.2 13.0 - - 3.0 3.6 - - - 3.6 5.0 15.4 .325 - - - 3.0 4.4 .682

Season 3

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2012-131966-67
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Wali Jones 81 27.8 13.2 - - 3.3 3.7 - - - 3.0 5.2 12.1 .431 - - - 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 15 31.7 17.5 - - 2.8 4.1 - - - 3.9 7.3 16.3 .447 - - - 3.0 3.9 .776

Season 4

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2013-141967-68
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 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
Wali Jones 77 26.7 12.8 - - 2.8 3.2 - - - 2.9 5.4 13.5 .397 - - - 2.1 2.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 13 29.8 14.1 - - 2.4 3.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.8 .358 - - - 3.5 4.4 .789

Season 5

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2014-151968-69
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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
Wali Jones 81 28.9 13.2 - - 3.1 3.6 - - - 3.5 5.3 12.4 .430 - - - 2.6 3.2 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 5 20.6 6.4 - - 3.2 1.8 - - - 3.4 2.4 9.0 .267 - - - 1.6 2.0 .800

Season 6

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2015-161969-70
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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
Wali Jones 78 22.3 11.8 - - 2.2 3.5 - - - 2.7 4.7 10.9 .430 - - - 2.4 2.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 5 32.0 15.8 - - 2.2 4.8 - - - 3.2 6.8 13.0 .523 - - - 2.2 2.8 .786

Season 7

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2016-171970-71
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis76ers 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
Wali Jones 41 23.5 10.1 - - 1.6 3.1 - - - 2.7 4.1 10.2 .402 - - - 1.9 2.5 .782
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
Wali Jones 7 16.4 6.9 - - 1.7 1.6 - - - 3.1 2.7 7.4 .365 - - - 1.4 1.9 .769

Season 8

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2017-181971-72
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 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 -
Wali Jones 48 21.5 7.5 - - 1.6 2.9 - - - 2.3 3.0 7.4 .407 - - - 1.5 1.9 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones 9 22.2 10.0 - - 2.0 2.2 - - - 3.0 4.0 9.1 .439 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 9

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2018-191972-73
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Wali Jones 27 15.5 5.0 - - 1.1 2.1 - - - 1.4 2.2 5.4 .407 - - - 0.6 0.7 .889
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
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------

Note: Wali Jones didn't play in 1973-74 and 1974-75.

Season 10

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 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
Wali Jones 17 10.4 3.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.9 0.4 0.0 - 1.6 1.4 2.9 .469 - - - 0.5 0.8 .692
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
Wali Jones 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
Season 2020-21-
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 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
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
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
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
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
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Gordon Hayward Wali Jones
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
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------
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 -
Wali Jones ------- --- ----------