Howard Eisley vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Howard Eisley, 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.

Howard Eisley played 12 years in the NBA, 2 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Howard Eisley had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Gordon Hayward had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Howard Eisley 12 6 1994-95 to 2005-06
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1994-952010-11
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio SpursUtah Jazz
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 %
Howard Eisley 49 11.3 2.4 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.7 0.8 2.5 .328 0.2 0.8 .243 0.6 0.8 .775
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1995-962011-12
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
Howard Eisley 65 14.8 4.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 1.6 3.7 .430 0.2 1.0 .226 1.0 1.2 .844
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 18 11.2 2.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.6 0.9 2.3 .381 0.2 0.5 .333 1.0 1.2 .818
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

Season 3

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1996-972012-13
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 13.2 4.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 1.7 3.8 .451 0.2 0.9 .278 0.9 1.1 .787
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 20 11.0 5.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.8 .500 0.5 1.0 .474 1.4 1.4 .964
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1997-982013-14
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 21.0 7.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 6.3 .441 0.6 1.4 .407 1.5 1.8 .852
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 20 18.4 5.6 0.2 1.8 2.0 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.1 2.3 6.3 .368 0.4 1.4 .296 0.6 0.7 .923
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1998-992014-15
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Howard Eisley 50 20.8 7.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 3.7 0.6 0.0 2.2 2.4 2.8 6.3 .446 0.4 1.0 .420 1.3 1.6 .838
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 11 21.8 7.4 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.5 2.4 6.5 .366 0.5 2.2 .208 2.2 2.6 .828
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 1999-002015-16
Team Utah JazzUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 25.6 8.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.2 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.7 3.4 8.2 .418 0.7 2.0 .368 1.0 1.2 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 10 19.8 5.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.4 1.7 5.5 .309 0.9 1.9 .474 0.8 0.9 .889
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2000-012016-17
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 29.6 9.0 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 1.2 0.1 1.2 2.7 3.2 8.2 .393 1.3 3.3 .398 1.3 1.5 .825
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley 9 21.8 5.8 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.1 5.9 .358 1.1 2.9 .385 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Season 8

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2001-022017-18
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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 %
Howard Eisley 39 15.6 4.4 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.6 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.5 4.5 .337 0.4 1.5 .241 1.0 1.3 .796
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 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2002-032018-19
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 27.4 9.1 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.4 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.7 3.2 7.7 .417 1.6 4.1 .389 1.1 1.3 .848
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2003-042019-20
Team New York Knicks, Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
Howard Eisley 67 21.7 6.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.7 .368 0.8 2.4 .319 1.1 1.3 .854
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Utah JazzCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Howard Eisley 74 19.3 5.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.2 5.5 .398 0.4 1.4 .262 0.9 1.1 .795
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Howard Eisley Gordon Hayward
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Howard Eisley 32 12.3 3.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.1 3.2 .330 0.4 1.3 .310 0.6 0.8 .833
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

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

Season 14

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