Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Spencer Dinwiddie, 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.

Spencer Dinwiddie played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Spencer Dinwiddie had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, 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
Spencer Dinwiddie 11 5 2014-15 to 2024-25
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2014-152010-11
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 34 13.4 4.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 5.0 .302 0.4 1.9 .185 0.9 1.0 .912
difference:+38+3.5+1.1+0.5+0.1+0.5+2.0+0.2+0.1-0.1+0.5+0.9+.183+0.1+0.9+.288+0.1+0.3+.201
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2015-162011-12
Team Detroit PistonsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 12 13.3 4.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.7 1.6 4.5 .352 0.1 0.8 .100 1.6 2.8 .576
difference:+54+17.2+7.0+0.6+1.5+2.1+1.3+0.5+0.6-1.1-0.1+2.4+4.4+.104+0.7+1.6+.246+1.3+0.7+.256
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+3+28.8+5.3+0.5+2.3+2.8+2.0+0.8-0.8-1.0+0.5+7.3+.818+0.3+3.0+4.0+4.0
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

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah 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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 59 22.6 7.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.6 1.7 .376 2.1 2.7 .792
difference:+13+6.6+6.8+0.2+0.1+0.3+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.6-0.3+2.4+5.6+.009+0.8+1.7+.039+1.3+1.4+.035
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2017-182013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah 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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 80 28.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 6.6 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.1 10.5 .387 1.8 5.4 .326 2.7 3.4 .813
difference:+3+7.6+3.6+0.3+1.6+1.9+1.4+0.5+0.2-1.2-0.3+1.4+2.9+.026+0.7+1.8+.022+1.3+1.5+.003
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 68 28.1 16.8 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.8 5.4 12.2 .442 1.8 5.4 .335 4.2 5.2 .806
difference:+8+6.3+2.5+0.3+2.1+2.5+0.5+0.8+0.1-0.5-1.1+1.0+2.1+.003+0.2+1.1+.029+0.7+0.9+.006
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 26.2 14.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .435 1.8 4.8 .375 2.0 2.8 .714
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 64 31.2 20.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.8 0.6 0.3 2.7 2.8 6.6 16.0 .415 1.9 6.3 .308 5.4 7.0 .778
difference:+16+5.0+0.9+0.3+1.2+1.5+3.1+0.6-0.2-0.5+0.1+1.0+.018+0.1+1.2+.041+0.5+1.0+.046
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 3 21.3 6.7 0.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.3 2.0 5.3 .375 0.7 2.3 .286 2.0 2.0 1.000
difference:+70+13.2+15.2+0.7+0.4+1.1+0.5+0.3-0.2-0.3+5.5+10.5+.096+1.3+2.8+.112+3.0+3.9+.156
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie DNP------ --- ----------
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

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Washington Wizards, Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 67 29.6 13.7 0.7 3.5 4.2 5.2 0.7 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.6 11.0 .416 1.7 4.9 .339 2.9 3.8 .774
difference:+66+24.6+11.7+0.7+2.5+3.2+5.2+0.7+0.2-1.6-1.2+3.6+9.0+.084+1.7+3.9+.339+2.9+3.8
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 18 27.8 14.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.4 10.7 .417 2.2 5.3 .417 3.1 3.7 .821
Gordon Hayward DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn NetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 79 34.5 17.3 0.4 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.8 13.3 .438 2.3 6.2 .369 3.4 4.2 .812
difference:+7+8.6+5.8+0.3+0.7+1.1+3.1+0.1-0.3-1.0+1.7+4.5+.028+1.2+3.0+.036+1.2+1.6+.022
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 4 39.8 16.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 6.5 1.3 0.3 3.0 1.8 5.5 12.8 .431 1.8 4.5 .389 3.8 5.5 .682
difference:+5+10.1+6.9+0.7+0.7+4.1+0.6-1.4+2.3+5.0+.017+0.8+1.8+.014+1.7+3.4+.318
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

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 76 28.3 10.5 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.7 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.8 3.3 8.4 .392 1.6 4.8 .337 2.2 2.8 .805
difference:+24+5.2+7.0+0.7+3.3+4.0+0.6+0.1-0.6+3.4+5.1+.108+0.5+.046+0.2+.050
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 14.6 3.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.0 2.8 .357 0.4 1.6 .250 0.6 1.2 .500
difference:+16.8+7.8+0.4+2.2+2.6+1.2+1.0+0.2-1.2-0.6+3.0+7.2+.043+1.0+3.2+.042+0.8+0.4+.375
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

Spencer Dinwiddie Gordon Hayward
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Dallas MavericksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 79 27.0 11.0 0.2 2.4 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.6 8.6 .416 1.4 4.1 .334 2.5 3.1 .802
difference:+35+7.0+8.6+0.6+2.6+3.3+0.3+0.3+0.1-0.8-0.2+3.5+6.4+.057+0.5+0.6+.081+1.0+1.1+.041
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
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Gordon Hayward played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Gordon Hayward played 3 seasons more than Spencer Dinwiddie in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2022 to 2024—Gordon Hayward played in one postseason.