Horace Grant vs. Brendan Haywood Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brendan Haywood and Horace Grant, 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.

Horace Grant played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Brendan Haywood, who played 13. Horace Grant had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Brendan Haywood had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Horace Grant 17 13 1987-88 to 2003-04
Brendan Haywood 13 8 2001-02 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1987-882001-02
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Horace Grant 81 22.6 7.7 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.7 3.1 6.3 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .626
Brendan Haywood 62 20.4 5.1 2.3 2.9 5.2 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.8 2.5 1.8 3.6 .493 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.6 .606
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 10 29.9 10.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.6 1.4 0.2 0.7 3.5 4.6 8.1 .568 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.5 .600
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1988-892002-03
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Horace Grant 79 35.6 12.0 3.0 5.6 8.6 2.1 1.1 0.8 1.6 3.2 5.1 9.9 .519 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.5 .704
Brendan Haywood 81 23.8 6.2 2.4 2.6 5.0 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.8 2.8 2.1 4.2 .510 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.0 .633
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 17 36.8 10.8 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8 4.0 4.2 8.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .800
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1989-902003-04
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Horace Grant 80 34.4 13.4 3.0 4.9 7.9 2.8 1.2 1.1 1.4 2.9 5.6 10.7 .523 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.2 .699
Brendan Haywood 77 19.3 7.0 2.4 2.6 5.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.0 2.0 2.6 5.0 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.0 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 16 38.5 12.2 4.6 5.4 9.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.6 3.2 5.1 9.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .623
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1990-912004-05
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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 %
Horace Grant 78 33.9 12.8 3.4 5.0 8.4 2.3 1.2 0.9 1.2 2.6 5.1 9.4 .547 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.6 .711
Brendan Haywood 68 27.4 9.4 3.0 3.9 6.8 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.4 3.2 3.5 6.3 .560 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.8 .609
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 17 39.2 13.3 3.3 4.8 8.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.6 5.4 9.2 .583 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.5 .733
Brendan Haywood 10 29.4 10.6 3.5 4.1 7.6 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.0 4.0 3.9 7.2 .542 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 4.4 .636

Season 5

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1991-922005-06
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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 %
Horace Grant 81 35.3 14.2 4.2 5.7 10.0 2.7 1.2 1.6 1.2 2.4 5.6 9.8 .578 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .741
Brendan Haywood 79 23.8 7.3 2.5 3.4 5.9 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.2 2.9 2.8 5.5 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 22 38.9 11.3 3.5 5.4 8.8 3.0 1.1 1.8 1.0 3.1 4.5 8.3 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.5 .671
Brendan Haywood 6 25.8 7.2 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.8 0.3 1.8 1.2 3.7 2.5 3.7 .682 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 4.2 .520

Season 6

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1992-932006-07
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWizards 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 %
Horace Grant 77 35.6 13.2 4.4 5.0 9.5 2.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 5.5 10.8 .508 0.0 0.1 .200 2.3 3.6 .619
Brendan Haywood 77 22.6 6.6 2.5 3.7 6.2 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.2 2.7 2.6 4.6 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.7 .548
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 19 34.3 10.7 3.2 5.0 8.2 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 3.2 4.4 8.0 .546 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .685
Brendan Haywood 3 11.3 4.3 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.7 2.3 .714 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 7

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1993-942007-08
Team Chicago BullsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisWizards 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 %
Horace Grant 70 36.7 15.1 4.4 6.6 11.0 3.4 1.1 1.2 1.6 2.3 6.6 12.5 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.3 .596
Brendan Haywood 80 27.9 10.6 3.4 3.8 7.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 7.5 .528 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.7 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 10 39.3 16.2 3.0 4.4 7.4 2.6 1.0 1.8 1.0 2.3 6.5 12.0 .542 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.1 4.2 .738
Brendan Haywood 6 29.7 12.0 2.2 4.5 6.7 0.8 0.7 1.5 1.0 4.2 4.3 7.3 .591 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.2 .800

Season 8

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1994-952008-09
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Magic Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Horace Grant 74 36.4 12.8 3.0 6.6 9.7 2.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 2.7 5.4 9.6 .567 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.9 .692
Brendan Haywood 6 29.2 9.7 2.2 5.2 7.3 1.3 0.7 2.5 1.5 2.3 4.0 8.3 .480 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.5 .476
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 21 41.4 13.7 3.5 6.9 10.4 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 3.2 5.8 10.7 .540 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.8 .763
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1995-962009-10
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 63 36.3 13.4 2.8 6.4 9.2 2.7 1.0 1.2 1.0 2.3 5.5 10.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .167 2.4 3.3 .734
Brendan Haywood 77 30.6 9.1 3.6 5.7 9.3 0.6 0.3 2.1 1.3 2.7 3.6 6.4 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.2 .620
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 9 37.1 15.0 3.4 7.0 10.4 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.6 6.8 10.4 .649 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .867
Brendan Haywood 6 23.2 6.0 3.0 3.2 6.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.5 2.3 2.0 3.5 .571 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.3 .600

Season 10

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1996-972010-11
Team Orlando MagicDallas Mavericks
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 %
Horace Grant 67 37.3 12.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 5.3 10.4 .515 0.0 0.1 .167 1.9 2.7 .715
Brendan Haywood 72 18.5 4.4 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.8 3.1 .574 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.5 .362
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant ------- --- ----------
Brendan Haywood 18 15.3 3.1 1.9 2.2 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.7 2.7 1.0 1.7 .581 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.4 .465

Season 11

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1997-982011-12
Team Orlando MagicDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 76 36.9 12.1 3.0 5.1 8.1 2.3 1.1 1.0 1.2 2.4 5.2 11.3 .459 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.6 .678
Brendan Haywood 54 21.2 5.2 2.6 3.4 6.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.9 2.2 2.2 4.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .469
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant ------- --- ----------
Brendan Haywood 4 15.3 3.3 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 12

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1998-992012-13
Team Orlando MagicCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 50 33.2 8.9 2.3 4.7 7.0 1.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 2.0 4.0 9.1 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .671
Brendan Haywood 61 19.0 3.5 2.0 2.7 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.0 1.5 3.5 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.1 .455
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 4 32.0 6.8 3.5 3.5 7.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 3.0 2.8 7.5 .367 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .625
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Note: Brendan Haywood didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 13

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Seattle SupersonicsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 76 35.4 8.1 2.2 5.6 7.8 2.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 2.5 3.5 7.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.5 .721
Brendan Haywood 22 5.4 1.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 5 37.0 4.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.0 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.4 2.2 5.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Brendan Haywood 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 2000-01-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 77 31.0 8.5 2.9 4.2 7.1 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 2.4 3.4 7.4 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .775
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 16 26.6 6.0 2.5 3.5 6.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9 2.7 2.3 6.0 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .733
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 2001-02-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 76 29.1 8.0 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.6 3.5 6.8 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .721
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 4 31.8 4.5 2.0 5.8 7.8 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 2.0 5.5 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 2002-03-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 5 17.0 5.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.6 5.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant ------- --- ----------
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Horace Grant Brendan Haywood
Season 2003-04-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant 55 20.1 4.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 1.7 4.1 .411 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .722
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Horace Grant ------- --- ----------
Brendan Haywood ------- --- ----------