Mark Eaton vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Mark Eaton, 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.

Mark Eaton played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Aaron Gordon, who played 10. Mark Eaton had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, 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
Mark Eaton 11 10 1982-83 to 1992-93
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1982-832014-15
Team Utah JazzOrlando 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 %
Mark Eaton 81 18.9 4.3 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.4 1.7 3.2 1.8 4.4 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .656
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 %
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1983-842015-16
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 26.1 5.6 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.4 0.3 4.3 1.2 3.7 2.4 5.1 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .593
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 %
Mark Eaton 11 23.1 4.5 1.7 5.2 6.9 0.8 0.5 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.9 3.7 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .471
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1984-852016-17
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 34.3 9.7 2.5 8.8 11.3 1.5 0.4 5.6 2.5 3.8 3.7 8.2 .449 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .712
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 %
Mark Eaton 5 31.6 5.8 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.0 0.8 5.8 2.4 3.8 2.4 6.8 .353 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .714
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1985-862017-18
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Mark Eaton 80 31.9 8.5 2.2 6.3 8.4 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.4 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .604
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 %
Mark Eaton 4 39.3 14.5 3.3 5.8 9.0 2.5 0.3 4.5 1.0 3.0 7.0 14.3 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Mark Eaton 79 31.7 7.7 2.7 6.2 8.8 1.3 0.5 4.1 1.8 3.5 3.0 7.4 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.7 .657
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 %
Mark Eaton 5 38.6 10.8 3.2 7.8 11.0 0.6 0.2 4.2 0.8 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.0 .640
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

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 33.3 7.0 2.8 5.9 8.7 0.7 0.5 3.7 1.6 3.9 2.8 6.6 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .623
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 %
Mark Eaton 11 41.9 7.7 2.5 6.8 9.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 1.3 4.4 2.8 5.9 .477 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .639
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 35.5 6.2 2.8 7.5 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 1.7 3.5 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .660
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 %
Mark Eaton 3 33.0 8.3 3.7 7.3 11.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
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

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Mark Eaton 82 27.8 4.8 2.1 5.2 7.3 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.9 2.9 1.9 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .669
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 %
Mark Eaton 5 25.6 3.8 1.6 4.4 6.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 0.8 3.4 1.8 3.4 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.0 .200
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

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Mark Eaton 80 32.3 5.1 2.3 6.1 8.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 1.2 3.7 2.1 3.7 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .634
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 %
Mark Eaton 9 28.3 4.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 0.8 4.6 1.8 3.4 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .583
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

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Utah JazzDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Mark Eaton 81 25.0 3.3 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.7 3.0 1.3 3.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .598
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 %
Mark Eaton 16 29.6 4.6 1.9 3.8 5.6 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.7 2.9 1.6 2.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .778
Aaron Gordon 8 37.5 13.9 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.0 5.6 10.0 .563 0.9 2.5 .350 1.8 2.4 .737

Season 11

Mark Eaton Aaron Gordon
Season 1992-93-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Mark Eaton 64 17.3 2.8 1.1 3.0 4.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 1.1 2.0 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .700
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Eaton 5 23.4 4.4 3.2 3.4 6.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.4 1.8 2.0 3.8 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------