Jim Davis vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Jim Davis, 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

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.

Jim Davis played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 10. Jim Davis had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Jim Davis 8 6 1967-68 to 1974-75
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1967-682014-15
Team St. Louis HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Jim Davis 50 7.9 2.9 - - 2.5 0.3 - - - 1.7 1.2 2.8 .439 - - - 0.5 1.3 .391
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 2 4.5 1.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1968-692015-16
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Davis 78 17.5 8.8 - - 6.8 1.2 - - - 3.1 3.4 7.3 .467 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 8 6.5 1.6 - - 2.1 0.1 - - - 0.9 0.5 1.9 .267 - - - 0.6 1.0 .625
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1969-702016-17
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Davis 82 32.0 13.6 - - 9.7 2.9 - - - 4.1 5.3 11.5 .464 - - - 2.9 3.9 .755
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 9 13.0 4.2 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.7 1.6 4.1 .378 - - - 1.1 1.9 .588
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1970-712017-18
Team Atlanta HawksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jim Davis 82 22.7 8.3 - - 6.7 1.3 - - - 3.1 2.9 6.1 .479 - - - 2.4 3.5 .677
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 5 23.8 11.2 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 3.4 3.4 7.2 .472 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East 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 %
Jim Davis 75 13.1 5.3 - - 3.7 0.7 - - - 1.8 2.0 4.5 .435 - - - 1.3 2.1 .649
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Season 6
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
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 %
Jim Davis 73 10.6 4.6 - - 3.6 0.8 - - - 1.7 1.8 3.5 .510 - - - 1.0 1.6 .632
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Jim Davis 78 12.1 4.2 1.3 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 - 2.0 1.5 3.6 .413 - - - 1.2 1.8 .647
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 7 9.9 3.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.6 1.6 2.7 .579 - - - 0.6 0.9 .667
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640

Season 8
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Detroit PistonsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Jim Davis 79 13.6 4.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 1.6 1.5 3.3 .454 - - - 1.1 1.5 .726
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis 2 8.0 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714

Season 9
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652

Season 10
Jim Davis Aaron Gordon
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Davis ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 11 36.5 15.3 2.9 4.6 7.5 4.6 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.1 6.1 10.3 .593 1.0 2.5 .407 2.1 2.5 .821
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