Richie Guerin vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Richie Guerin, 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.

Richie Guerin played 13 years in the NBA, 1 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Richie Guerin had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Richie Guerin 13 7 1956-57 to 1969-70
Gordon Hayward 14 5 2010-11 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1956-572010-11
Team New York KnicksUtah 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 %
Richie Guerin 72 24.9 9.7 - - 4.6 2.5 - - - 2.6 3.6 9.7 .368 - - - 2.5 4.1 .620
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1957-582011-12
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Richie Guerin 63 37.6 16.5 - - 7.8 5.0 - - - 3.2 5.5 15.4 .354 - - - 5.6 8.1 .691
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
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

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1958-592012-13
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
Richie Guerin 71 36.0 18.2 - - 7.3 5.1 - - - 3.6 6.2 14.7 .424 - - - 5.7 7.1 .802
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 %
Richie Guerin 2 38.5 15.0 - - 9.0 7.5 - - - 5.5 4.5 17.5 .257 - - - 6.0 7.0 .857
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1959-602013-14
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 74 32.8 21.8 - - 6.8 6.3 - - - 3.3 7.8 18.6 .420 - - - 6.2 8.0 .773
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1960-612014-15
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Richie Guerin 79 38.3 21.8 - - 7.9 6.4 - - - 3.9 7.7 19.6 .396 - - - 6.3 7.9 .792
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1961-622015-16
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 78 42.9 29.5 - - 6.4 6.9 - - - 3.8 10.8 24.3 .442 - - - 8.0 9.8 .820
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1962-632016-17
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
Richie Guerin 79 34.3 21.5 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.5 17.5 .432 - - - 6.4 7.6 .848
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
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

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1963-642017-18
Team New York Knicks, St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
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 %
Richie Guerin 80 29.6 13.1 - - 3.2 4.7 - - - 3.5 4.4 10.6 .415 - - - 4.3 5.3 .818
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 %
Richie Guerin 12 35.7 18.1 - - 4.2 4.1 - - - 4.5 6.3 14.1 .444 - - - 5.6 7.1 .788
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1964-652018-19
Team St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Richie Guerin 57 29.4 14.4 - - 2.6 4.8 - - - 3.4 5.2 11.6 .446 - - - 4.1 5.3 .767
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 %
Richie Guerin 4 31.3 17.3 - - 2.0 5.3 - - - 3.5 6.3 16.3 .385 - - - 4.8 6.3 .760
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

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1965-662019-20
Team St. Louis HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsCeltics 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 %
Richie Guerin 80 29.5 14.9 - - 3.9 4.9 - - - 3.2 5.2 12.5 .415 - - - 4.5 5.6 .812
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 %
Richie Guerin 10 39.9 20.6 - - 3.7 7.9 - - - 4.1 7.2 15.9 .453 - - - 6.2 7.6 .816
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

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1966-672020-21
Team St. Louis HawksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 80 28.4 13.7 - - 2.4 4.3 - - - 3.1 4.9 11.3 .436 - - - 3.8 5.2 .731
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 %
Richie Guerin 9 25.3 10.7 - - 2.6 4.3 - - - 2.6 4.0 9.6 .419 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Note: Richie Guerin didn't play in 1967-68.

Season 12

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1968-692021-22
Team Atlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
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 %
Richie Guerin 27 17.5 5.6 - - 2.2 3.7 - - - 2.4 1.7 4.1 .423 - - - 2.1 2.7 .770
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 %
Richie Guerin 3 10.7 1.0 - - 1.7 2.3 - - - 2.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Atlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Richie Guerin 8 8.0 0.9 - - 0.3 1.5 - - - 1.1 0.4 1.4 .273 - - - 0.1 0.1 1.000
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 %
Richie Guerin 2 28.0 16.5 - - 4.0 2.0 - - - 3.0 6.5 10.5 .619 - - - 3.5 3.5 1.000
Gordon Hayward ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Richie Guerin Gordon Hayward
Season -2023-24
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
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 %
Richie Guerin ------- --- ----------
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 -