Jeff Green vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Jeff Green, 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.

Jeff Green played 16 years in the NBA, 2 more than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Jeff Green had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Jeff Green 16 10 2007-08 to 2023-24
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2007-082010-11
Team Seattle SupersonicsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 10.5 1.3 3.5 4.7 1.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 4.0 9.4 .427 0.3 1.0 .276 2.2 3.0 .744
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 %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2008-092011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Jeff Green 78 36.8 16.5 1.5 5.1 6.7 2.0 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.1 13.7 .446 1.2 3.2 .389 3.1 3.9 .788
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 %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
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

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2009-102012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Green 82 37.1 15.1 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.7 5.9 13.0 .453 1.3 3.8 .333 2.0 2.7 .740
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 %
Jeff Green 6 37.3 11.8 1.0 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.0 2.7 3.8 11.7 .329 1.3 4.5 .296 2.8 3.3 .850
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2010-112013-14
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
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 %
Jeff Green 75 32.4 13.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 4.9 10.9 .449 0.9 2.8 .303 2.6 3.3 .811
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 %
Jeff Green 9 19.2 7.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.2 2.6 5.9 .434 0.8 1.8 .438 1.4 2.0 .722
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Green didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 5

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Green 81 27.8 12.8 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.6 10.0 .467 0.9 2.2 .385 2.6 3.3 .808
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 %
Jeff Green 6 43.0 20.3 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 3.2 3.7 6.2 14.2 .435 1.7 3.7 .455 6.3 7.5 .844
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Boston CelticsUtah 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 %
Jeff Green 82 34.2 16.9 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.7 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.2 5.9 14.3 .412 1.6 4.8 .341 3.5 4.3 .795
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 %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Boston Celtics, Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Jeff Green 78 31.5 15.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.9 5.3 12.4 .430 1.2 3.7 .332 3.1 3.7 .833
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 %
Jeff Green 11 27.1 8.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 9.8 .333 0.4 1.6 .222 2.0 2.4 .846
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

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 11.7 0.9 3.2 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.1 4.4 10.3 .430 0.8 2.7 .315 2.1 2.8 .745
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 %
Jeff Green 6 26.5 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 3.5 7.7 .457 0.7 1.7 .400 2.5 4.2 .600
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Orlando MagicBoston 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 %
Jeff Green 69 22.2 9.2 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.5 3.2 8.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .275 2.1 2.4 .863
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 %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
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

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Jeff Green 78 23.4 10.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.8 7.9 .477 0.7 2.2 .312 2.6 3.0 .868
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 %
Jeff Green 22 23.8 7.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.6 6.5 .408 1.0 3.2 .300 1.5 2.1 .717
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

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte 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 %
Jeff Green 77 27.2 12.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.1 4.2 8.9 .475 1.4 4.2 .347 2.4 2.7 .888
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 %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Utah Jazz, Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Jeff Green 48 20.0 9.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.3 7.2 .462 1.3 3.8 .339 1.5 1.9 .802
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 %
Jeff Green 12 28.4 11.6 0.4 4.6 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.3 4.3 8.6 .495 1.9 4.5 .426 1.2 1.4 .824
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Jeff Green 68 27.0 11.0 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.8 7.8 .492 1.5 3.7 .412 1.8 2.4 .776
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 %
Jeff Green 6 24.7 8.2 0.7 2.2 2.8 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.5 .485 1.7 3.0 .556 1.2 1.3 .875
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder 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 %
Jeff Green 75 24.7 10.3 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.7 7.1 .524 0.7 2.2 .315 2.2 2.6 .833
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 %
Jeff Green 5 22.6 3.8 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 3.4 .353 0.6 1.6 .375 0.8 1.0 .800
Gordon Hayward 4 7.8 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA 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 %
Jeff Green 56 19.5 7.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.9 .288 1.6 2.1 .744
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 20 17.2 4.1 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.2 1.4 3.1 .452 0.5 1.4 .321 0.9 1.0 .895
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jeff Green Gordon Hayward
Season 2023-24-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Jeff Green 78 16.8 6.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.7 .456 0.7 2.1 .331 1.6 1.9 .819
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------