Andre Drummond vs. Jaxson Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaxson Hayes and Andre Drummond, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Andre Drummond played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jaxson Hayes, who played 7. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jaxson Hayes had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, 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
Andre Drummond	14	4	2012-13 to 2025-26
Jaxson Hayes	7	3	2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7


Rookie Season
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2012-13	2019-20
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	60	20.7	7.9	2.8	4.8	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.0	2.4	3.5	5.7	.608	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.371
difference:	+4	+3.8	+0.5	+1.3	+2.3	+3.6	+0.4	+0.6	+0.7	-0.2	-0.1	+0.8	+1.7	+.064		+0.1		+0.9	+0.3	+.276
Jaxson Hayes	64	16.9	7.4	1.5	2.5	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.9	0.8	2.5	2.7	4.0	.672	0.0	0.1	.250	1.9	3.0	.647

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2013-14	2020-21
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.3	13.5	5.4	7.8	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	3.4	5.9	9.5	.623	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.0	.418
difference:	+21	+16.2	+6.0	+3.9	+5.0	+8.9	+0.2	+0.8	+1.0	-0.7	-1.7	+3.0	+4.8	+.002	+0.1	+0.2		+0.1	+2.0	+.357
Jaxson Hayes	60	16.1	7.5	1.5	2.8	4.3	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.7	1.7	2.9	4.7	.625	0.1	0.2	.429	1.6	2.0	.775

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Andre Drummond nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2014-15	2021-22
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	82	30.5	13.8	5.3	8.1	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	1.5	3.5	6.0	11.7	.514	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	4.5	.389
difference:	+12	+10.5	+4.5	+3.7	+5.2	+9.0	+0.1	+0.4	+1.1	-0.7	-1.3	+2.5	+6.0	+.102	+0.3	+0.8		+0.4	+1.8	+.377
Jaxson Hayes	70	20.0	9.3	1.6	2.9	4.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.8	2.2	3.5	5.7	.616	0.3	0.8	.351	2.1	2.7	.766

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaxson Hayes	6	13.8	5.8	0.7	1.8	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.8	2.3	4.2	.560	0.0	0.5	.000	1.2	1.8	.636


Season 4
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2015-16	2022-23
Team	Detroit Pistons	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.9	16.2	4.9	9.9	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.9	3.0	6.8	13.1	.521	0.0	0.1	.333	2.6	7.2	.355
difference:	+34	+19.9	+11.2	+4.1	+7.9	+12.0	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0	-1.2	-1.6	+5.0	+9.8	+.030	+0.1	+0.5	+.230	+1.4	+5.4	+.344
Jaxson Hayes	47	13.0	5.0	0.8	2.0	2.8	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.7	1.4	1.8	3.3	.551	0.1	0.6	.103	1.2	1.8	.699

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	32.8	16.8	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	13.5	.519	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	8.5	.324
Jaxson Hayes	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2016-17	2023-24
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others	-	NBA Cup Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	29.7	13.6	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.9	6.0	11.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.286	1.7	4.4	.386
difference:	+11	+17.2	+9.3	+3.3	+7.5	+10.8	+0.6	+1.0	+0.7	-1.3	-1.1	+4.2	+8.7	+.190			+.286	+1.0	+3.2	+.236
Jaxson Hayes	70	12.5	4.3	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.8	1.8	2.5	.720	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	1.2	.622

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaxson Hayes	4	6.0	0.3	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.8	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500


Season 6
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2017-18	2024-25
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	78	33.7	15.0	5.1	10.9	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	3.2	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	5.1	.605
difference:	+22	+14.2	+8.2	+3.7	+7.5	+11.2	+2.0	+0.9	+0.7	-1.8	-0.8	+3.1	+7.3	+.193				+2.0	+3.3	+.017
Jaxson Hayes	56	19.5	6.8	1.4	3.4	4.8	1.0	0.6	0.9	0.8	2.4	2.9	4.0	.722	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.8	.622

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaxson Hayes	4	7.8	1.8	1.3	0.8	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	2.0	0.8	2.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500


Season 7
	Andre Drummond	Jaxson Hayes
Season	2018-19	2025-26
Team	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	79	33.5	17.3	5.4	10.2	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.4	7.1	13.3	.533	0.1	0.5	.132	3.1	5.2	.590
difference:	+60	+16.4	+11.8	+4.1	+7.5	+11.7	+0.3	+1.3	+1.1	-1.7	-1.8	+4.8	+10.1	+.184		+0.4	+.868	+2.2	+3.9	+.090
Jaxson Hayes	19	17.1	5.5	1.3	2.7	3.9	1.1	0.4	0.6	0.5	1.6	2.3	3.2	.717	0.1	0.1	1.000	0.9	1.3	.680

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	31.8	14.3	5.0	8.0	13.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	2.8	4.3	6.0	13.5	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.3	.429
Jaxson Hayes	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Andre Drummond played 7 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2026—Andre Drummond played in two Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Andre Drummond got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Rebounds Leader

Andre Drummond vs. Jaxson Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaxson Hayes and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years