Vern Gardner vs. Gordon Hayward Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gordon Hayward and Vern Gardner, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Vern Gardner played 3 years in the NBA, 11 less than Gordon Hayward, who played 14. Vern Gardner had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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 |
Vern Gardner |
3 |
3 |
1949-50 to 1951-52 |
Gordon Hayward |
14 |
5 |
2010-11 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
63 |
- |
13.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
5.0 |
14.5 |
.342 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.767 |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
2 |
- |
18.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.5 |
22.0 |
.341 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.667 |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
61 |
- |
5.4 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
.337 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.711 |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
2 |
- |
5.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
27 |
18.8 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
4.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.652 |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
3 |
25.7 |
8.0 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.7 |
.909 |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gordon Hayward |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vern Gardner |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |