James Donaldson vs. Gordon Hayward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gordon Hayward and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Gordon Hayward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Gordon Hayward: 2010-11 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Gordon Hayward 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Gordon Hayward 14

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Gordon Hayward 5

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Gordon Hayward 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Gordon Hayward 15.2

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Gordon Hayward 4.4

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Gordon Hayward 3.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Gordon Hayward 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Gordon Hayward 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Gordon Hayward 12,687

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Gordon Hayward 3,698

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Gordon Hayward 2,940

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Gordon Hayward 808

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Gordon Hayward 321

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Gordon Hayward 835

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Gordon Hayward .455

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Gordon Hayward .370

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Gordon Hayward .822

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Gordon Hayward 21.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Gordon Hayward 6.7 (2020)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Gordon Hayward 5.2 (2014)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2014)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Gordon Hayward 0.6 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Gordon Hayward 13.2

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Gordon Hayward 4.3

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Gordon Hayward 2.6

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Gordon Hayward 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Gordon Hayward 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Gordon Hayward 434

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Gordon Hayward 143

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Gordon Hayward 87

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Gordon Hayward 27

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Gordon Hayward 9

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Gordon Hayward 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Gordon Hayward .404

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Gordon Hayward .352

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Gordon Hayward .950

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Gordon Hayward 24.1 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Gordon Hayward 6.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Gordon Hayward 3.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Gordon Hayward 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Gordon Hayward 0.4 (2020)