Will Barton vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Will Barton, 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.

Will Barton played 11 years in the NBA, 3 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Will Barton had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Will Barton 11 4 2012-13 to 2022-23
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2012-132010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersUtah 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 %
Will Barton 73 12.2 4.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 4.2 .382 0.1 0.9 .138 0.7 0.9 .769
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2013-142011-12
Team Portland Trail BlazersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisJazz 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 %
Will Barton 41 9.4 4.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.8 .417 0.2 0.8 .303 0.6 0.8 .813
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 %
Will Barton 7 11.6 6.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 4.9 .500 0.9 1.6 .545 0.7 0.9 .833
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
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2014-152012-13
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Denver NuggetsUtah 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 %
Will Barton 58 17.0 6.8 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.6 6.1 .425 0.4 1.5 .271 1.3 1.6 .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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2015-162013-14
Team Denver NuggetsUtah 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 %
Will Barton 82 28.7 14.4 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.2 12.0 .432 1.4 4.0 .345 2.6 3.3 .806
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2016-172014-15
Team Denver NuggetsUtah 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 %
Will Barton 60 28.4 13.7 1.0 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 4.9 11.1 .443 1.5 3.9 .370 2.4 3.2 .753
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Denver NuggetsUtah 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 %
Will Barton 81 33.1 15.7 0.9 4.2 5.0 4.1 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.1 5.7 12.7 .452 1.9 5.2 .370 2.2 2.8 .805
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Will Barton 43 27.7 11.5 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.9 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.3 10.7 .402 1.6 4.6 .342 1.3 1.7 .770
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 %
Will Barton 14 23.4 9.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 3.4 9.6 .348 1.1 3.9 .273 1.3 1.9 .692
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
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Will Barton 58 33.0 15.1 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.7 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.1 5.7 12.7 .450 1.9 5.0 .375 1.8 2.3 .767
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Will Barton 56 31.0 12.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 1.8 4.6 .381 1.7 2.2 .785
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 %
Will Barton 3 27.7 16.3 0.3 4.0 4.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.3 6.3 14.3 .442 2.3 7.0 .333 1.3 1.3 1.000
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
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Will Barton 71 32.1 14.7 0.6 4.2 4.8 3.9 0.8 0.4 1.8 1.6 5.5 12.6 .438 2.2 6.1 .365 1.4 1.8 .803
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 %
Will Barton 5 34.4 13.8 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 5.4 13.2 .409 2.2 5.6 .393 0.8 1.2 .667
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
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Washington Wizards, Toronto RaptorsCharlotte 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 %
Will Barton 56 17.7 6.8 0.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.5 6.5 .379 1.2 3.2 .367 0.7 0.8 .787
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Will Barton Gordon Hayward
Season -2021-22
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Will Barton 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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Will Barton 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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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 %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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 -
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