Jaxson Hayes vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Jaxson Hayes, 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.

Jaxson Hayes played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 9. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brandon Ingram had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Jaxson Hayes 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25
Brandon Ingram 9 2 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2019-202016-17
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
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
difference:+15+11.9+2.0+0.7+0.7+1.2+0.2+0.4-0.7-0.5+0.8+4.7+.270+0.7+2.3+.044+0.2+0.3+.026
Brandon Ingram 79 28.8 9.4 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 8.7 .402 0.7 2.4 .294 1.7 2.7 .621
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2020-212017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+1+17.4+8.6+0.5+1.6+1.0+3.3+0.4+0.1-1.8-1.1+3.2+8.2+.155+0.6+1.6+.039+1.7+2.8+.094
Brandon Ingram 59 33.5 16.1 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 2.8 6.1 12.9 .470 0.7 1.8 .390 3.3 4.8 .681
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2021-222018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+18+13.8+9.0+0.8+1.4+0.6+2.4+0.2-1.7-0.7+3.5+8.3+.119+0.3+1.0+.021+1.7+2.9+.091
Brandon Ingram 52 33.8 18.3 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.0 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.9 7.0 14.0 .497 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 5.6 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+15+20.9+18.8+3.3+3.3+3.5+0.6+0.2-2.3-1.5+6.4+14.4+.088+2.3+5.6+.288+3.8+4.1+.152
Brandon Ingram 62 33.9 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 4.2 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.9 8.2 17.7 .463 2.4 6.2 .391 5.0 5.9 .851
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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%
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
difference:+9+21.8+19.5+0.4+2.3+1.9+4.4+0.2+0.2-1.9-0.2+6.6+15.5+.254+2.3+6.0+.381+3.9+4.0+.256
Brandon Ingram 61 34.3 23.8 0.6 4.3 4.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 2.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .466 2.3 6.1 .381 4.6 5.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Jaxson Hayes Brandon Ingram
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdPelicans 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+14.5+15.9+0.8+1.8+1.0+4.6+0.4-1.9-0.2+5.3+13.9+.261+1.3+4.0+.327+3.7+4.1+.204
Brandon Ingram 55 34.0 22.7 0.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 0.6 0.5 2.7 2.2 8.2 17.9 .461 1.3 4.1 .327 4.8 5.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+2+31.5+25.2+0.6+4.7+4.2+5.9+0.7-3.5-0.2+8.5+17.7+.100+1.8+4.5+6.2+7.3+.330
Brandon Ingram 6 39.3 27.0 0.7 5.5 6.2 6.2 0.7 0.3 3.8 1.8 9.3 19.7 .475 1.8 4.5 .407 6.5 7.8 .830

Additional Years

* Brandon Ingram played 3 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in one postseason.

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