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Gordon Hayward
Gordon Hayward stats, teams and career impact
#361 all-timeCareer averages · 15.2 PPG · 4.4 RPG · 3.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Teams in final NBA season
- Charlotte Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
- Born
- March 23, 1990 (36 yrs old)
- College
- Butler
- NBA seasons
- 14 seasons · 2010–11 to 2023–24
Career summaryGordon Hayward was a small forward who played 14 NBA seasons, from 2010–11 through 2023–24.
- Career PPG
- 15.2
- Career RPG
- 4.4
- Career APG
- 3.5
- #23 in 2016–17
- #361 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Gordon Hayward ranks #361 all time
Gordon Hayward ranks #361 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #32.7. His full-career value ranks #233, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
835 games · Career Value Rank #233
NBA honorsAll-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, and Oklahoma City Thunder
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.5%FG%
- Three-point
- 37.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 82.2%FT%
835 career games · 25,654 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Gordon Hayward stats by season
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| 2023–24 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | -1.17 | CHO/OKC | 51 | 28 | 24.4 | 46.4% | 41.1% | 74.2% | #234 | 21.1 |
| 2022–23 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | -0.38 | CHO | 50 | 50 | 31.5 | 47.5% | 32.5% | 81.1% | #177 | 53.5 |
| 2021–22 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | +0.39 | CHO | 49 | 48 | 31.9 | 45.9% | 39.1% | 84.6% | #137 | 77.8 |
| 2020–21 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | +2.24 | CHO | 44 | 44 | 34.0 | 47.3% | 41.5% | 84.3% | #60 | 129.9 |
| 2019–20 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 4.1 | +2.28 | BOS | 52 | 52 | 33.5 | 50.0% | 38.3% | 85.5% | #50 | 154.5 |
| 2018–19 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | +1.16 | BOS | 72 | 18 | 25.9 | 46.6% | 33.3% | 83.4% | #92 | 122.0 |
| 2017–18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -13.46 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | — | — | -1.1 |
| 2016–17 | 21.9 | 5.4 | 3.5 | +4.17 | UTA | 73 | 73 | 34.5 | 47.1% | 39.8% | 84.4% | #23 | 296.2 |
| 2015–16 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | +1.75 | UTA | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | 43.3% | 34.9% | 82.4% | #62 | 205.5 |
| 2014–15 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | +3.47 | UTA | 76 | 76 | 34.4 | 44.5% | 36.4% | 81.2% | #25 | 269.7 |
| 2013–14 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | +0.99 | UTA | 77 | 77 | 36.4 | 41.3% | 30.4% | 81.6% | #75 | 159.3 |
| 2012–13 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +1.45 | UTA | 72 | 27 | 29.2 | 43.5% | 41.5% | 82.7% | #72 | 137.4 |
| 2011–12 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | +0.88 | UTA | 66 | 58 | 30.5 | 45.6% | 34.6% | 83.2% | #103 | 110.5 |
| 2010–11 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | -2.08 | UTA | 72 | 17 | 16.9 | 48.5% | 47.3% | 71.1% | #257 | -1.9 |
| Career | 15.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | — | BOS/CHO/OKC/UTA | 835 | — | 30.7 | 45.5% | 37.0% | 82.2% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
43.5 composite · lower is better
44.0 average league finish
1,734 total value
Career standing
How Gordon Hayward ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score43.5
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 365.0
- Qualified seasons
- 13
- All-time rank
- #361
Strongest seasons
Every season
Gordon Hayward advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2023–24 | CHO/OKC | 33 | 51 | 1,245 | -1.17 | 37.0 | #234 | 21.1 | 39th | Broad |
| 2022–23 | CHO | 32 | 50 | 1,577 | -0.38 | 53.4 | #177 | 53.5 | 57th | Broad |
| 2021–22 | CHO | 31 | 49 | 1,564 | +0.39 | 64.6 | #137 | 77.8 | 66th | Broad |
| 2020–21 | CHO | 30 | 44 | 1,496 | +2.24 | 84.0 | #60 | 129.9 | 83rd | Broad |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 29 | 52 | 1,740 | +2.28 | 86.1 | #50 | 154.5 | 88th | Broad |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 28 | 72 | 1,863 | +1.16 | 75.3 | #92 | 122.0 | 77th | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | BOS | 27 | 1 | 5 | -13.46 | — | — | -1.1 | — | Limited |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 26 | 73 | 2,516 | +4.17 | 93.9 | #23 | 296.2 | 94th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 25 | 80 | 2,893 | +1.75 | 83.2 | #62 | 205.5 | 91st | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 24 | 76 | 2,618 | +3.47 | 93.5 | #25 | 269.7 | 95th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 23 | 77 | 2,800 | +0.99 | 78.6 | #75 | 159.3 | 86th | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 22 | 72 | 2,104 | +1.45 | 79.7 | #72 | 137.4 | 81st | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 21 | 66 | 2,015 | +0.88 | 70.3 | #103 | 110.5 | 79th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | UTA | 20 | 72 | 1,218 | -2.08 | 27.1 | #257 | -1.9 | 27th | Broad |
Career movement
Gordon Hayward's career impact by season
Peak +4.17 in 2016–17 · 14 seasons · 25,654 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Gordon HaywardDanny Manning
| NBA season | Gordon Hayward | Danny Manning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 2 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 7 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| 8 | -13.5 | -2.7 |
| 9 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 10 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 11 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 12 | 0.4 | -2.9 |
| 13 | -0.4 | -2.3 |
| 14 | -1.2 | -2.5 |
| 15 | Did not play | -4.6 |
NBA season number
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