Anthony Edwards vs. Jaxson Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaxson Hayes and Anthony Edwards, 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.

Anthony Edwards played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jaxson Hayes, who played 6. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Anthony Edwards 5 4 2020-21 to 2024-25
Jaxson Hayes 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Edwards Jaxson Hayes
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 72 32.1 19.3 0.8 3.8 4.7 2.9 1.1 0.5 2.2 1.8 7.0 16.8 .417 2.4 7.2 .329 2.9 3.8 .776
difference:+8+15.2+11.9+0.7+1.3+0.7+2.0+0.7+0.4-1.4-0.7+4.3+12.8+.255+2.4+7.1+.079+1.0+0.8+.129
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 Anthony Edwards nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Edwards Jaxson Hayes
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 72 34.3 21.3 0.9 3.9 4.8 3.8 1.5 0.6 2.6 2.3 7.6 17.3 .441 3.0 8.4 .357 3.1 3.9 .786
difference:+12+18.2+13.8+0.6+1.1+0.5+3.2+1.1-1.9-0.6+4.7+12.6+.184+2.9+8.2+.072+1.5+1.9+.011
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 6 37.8 25.2 0.7 3.5 4.2 3.0 1.2 1.2 2.5 3.7 8.3 18.3 .455 3.8 9.5 .404 4.7 5.7 .824
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Anthony Edwards Jaxson Hayes
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPelicans 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 79 36.0 24.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.4 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.4 8.9 19.5 .459 2.7 7.3 .369 4.0 5.3 .756
difference:+9+16.0+15.3+1.0+2.3+1.3+3.8+1.1+0.1-2.5-0.2+5.4+13.8+.157+2.4+6.5+.018+1.9+2.6+.010
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 5 39.8 31.6 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 11.0 22.8 .482 3.0 8.6 .349 6.6 7.8 .846
difference:+1+26.0+25.8+0.1+2.6+2.5+5.0+1.8+1.7-0.9-0.8+8.7+18.6+.078+3.0+8.1+.349+5.4+6.0+.210
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
Anthony Edwards Jaxson Hayes
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 79 35.1 25.9 0.7 4.8 5.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.1 1.8 9.1 19.7 .461 2.4 6.7 .357 5.4 6.4 .836
difference:+32+22.1+20.9+0.1+2.8+2.6+4.4+0.9+0.1-2.4-0.4+7.3+16.4+.090+2.3+6.1+.254+4.2+4.6+.137
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 16 40.6 27.6 1.1 5.9 7.0 6.5 1.5 0.6 3.3 2.3 9.8 20.3 .481 2.9 7.2 .400 5.2 6.4 .814
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Anthony Edwards Jaxson Hayes
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 79 36.3 27.6 0.8 4.9 5.7 4.5 1.2 0.6 3.2 1.9 9.1 20.4 .447 4.1 10.3 .395 5.3 6.3 .837
difference:+9+23.8+23.3+0.2+2.9+2.7+4.0+0.7+0.2-2.6-0.1+7.3+17.9+.273+4.1+10.2+.395+4.6+5.1+.215
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Edwards 15 39.0 25.3 1.2 6.6 7.8 5.5 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 9.0 19.9 .453 3.1 8.7 .354 4.3 5.9 .719
difference:+11+33.0+25.0+0.4+4.3+4.8+5.2+1.1+0.7-2.1-0.3+9.0+19.4+.453+3.1+8.7+4.0+5.4+.219
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

Additional Years

* Jaxson Hayes played 1 season more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Jaxson Hayes played in the Playoffs.

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