Gordon Hayward vs. Ed Sadowski Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Sadowski and Gordon Hayward that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gordon Hayward

vs.

Ed Sadowski

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Ed Sadowski: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gordon Hayward 0 Ed Sadowski 0

NBA Seasons Gordon Hayward 14 Ed Sadowski 4

Playoffs Played Gordon Hayward 5 Ed Sadowski 3

All-Star Games Gordon Hayward 1 Ed Sadowski 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gordon Hayward 0 Ed Sadowski 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gordon Hayward 0 Ed Sadowski 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 15.2 Ed Sadowski 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.5 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.0 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 12,687 Ed Sadowski 3,579

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 3,698 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 2,940 Ed Sadowski 416

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 808 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 321 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 835 Ed Sadowski 229

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .455 Ed Sadowski .354

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .370 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .822 Ed Sadowski .697

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017) Ed Sadowski 19.4 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014) Ed Sadowski 2.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 12.8 Ed Sadowski 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 4.2 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 2.6 Ed Sadowski 1.8

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.8 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.3 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gordon Hayward 434 Ed Sadowski 152

Total Rebounds Gordon Hayward 144 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Assists Gordon Hayward 87 Ed Sadowski 14

Total Steals Gordon Hayward 27 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Blocks Gordon Hayward 9 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Total Games Gordon Hayward 34 Ed Sadowski 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gordon Hayward .402 Ed Sadowski .338

3-Point Percentage Gordon Hayward .352 Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gordon Hayward .950 Ed Sadowski .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017) Ed Sadowski 23.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017) Ed Sadowski 2.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gordon Hayward 0.4 (2020) Ed Sadowski - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.