Josh Giddey vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 9 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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 |
| Josh Giddey |
5 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| Gordon Hayward |
14 |
5 |
2010-11 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
| difference: | +18 | +14.6 | +7.1 | +1.2 | +4.6 | +5.9 | +5.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -0.1 | +3.2 | +8.3 | +.066 | +0.5 | +2.9 | +.210 | | +0.2 | +.002 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.7 | +4.8 | +1.0 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +3.1 | | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.3 | +3.1 | +5.8 | +.026 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +.021 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.101 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
| difference: | +8 | +4.1 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +3.3 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.040 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.078 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +.021 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
| Gordon Hayward |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
| difference: | +7 | +6.2 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +.052 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +.074 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +.035 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
1 |
29.0 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
12.0 |
.417 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
.727 |
| difference: | +75 | +5.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +6.9 | +1.4 | +0.6 | -3.3 | -3.3 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +.028 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +.136 | +3.1 | +4.9 | +.085 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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Additional Years |
* Gordon Hayward played 9 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2016 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in 4 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Josh Giddey, Gordon Hayward got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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