Gordon Hayward vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler 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, 10 more than Walker Kessler, who played 4. Gordon Hayward had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Walker Kessler had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Walker Kessler 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gordon Hayward Walker Kessler
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+2+6.1+3.8+2.5+3.9+6.5+0.2+2.0-0.2-0.8+2.0+1.5+.235+0.5+1.0+0.1+0.8+.195
Walker Kessler 74 23.0 9.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 0.9 0.4 2.3 0.8 2.3 4.0 5.6 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.1 .516
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gordon Hayward Walker Kessler
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
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:+2+7.2+3.7+1.7+2.3+4.0+2.2+0.3+1.8-0.7-0.5+0.4+3.4+.198+0.7+2.1+.135+2.0+2.0+.230
Walker Kessler 64 23.3 8.1 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.0 2.1 3.6 5.5 .654 0.1 0.3 .211 0.9 1.5 .602
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
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Gordon Hayward Walker Kessler
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
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:+14+0.8+3.0+3.9+5.2+9.1+1.3+0.2+1.9-0.2-0.5+0.1+3.5+.228+1.3+2.8+.239+2.0+1.5+.307
Walker Kessler 58 30.0 11.1 4.6 7.6 12.2 1.7 0.6 2.4 1.5 2.2 4.8 7.2 .663 0.1 0.6 .176 1.4 2.6 .520
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Gordon Hayward Walker Kessler
Season 2013-142025-26
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
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:+72+5.6+1.8+3.8+1.9+5.7+2.2+1.3-0.4-2.4+0.3+6.0+.290+0.1+2.0+.446+1.2+0.9+.116
Walker Kessler 5 30.8 14.4 4.6 6.2 10.8 3.0 1.4 1.8 3.2 4.4 5.2 7.4 .703 1.2 1.6 .750 2.8 4.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gordon Hayward nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 10 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2015 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Walker Kessler, Gordon Hayward got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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