Jaxson Hayes vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez 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, 11 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2019-202008-09
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Jersey Nets
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%
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:+18+13.6+5.6+1.2+2.9+4.1+0.1+0.1+0.9-1.0-0.6+2.8+6.3+.141+0.1+0.2+0.4+.146
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2020-212009-10
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Jersey Nets
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:+22+20.8+11.3+1.8+2.6+4.3+1.7+0.3+1.1-1.8-1.4+4.0+9.1+.126+0.1+0.2+3.5+4.2+.042
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2021-222010-11
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Jersey Nets
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:+12+15.2+11.1+0.8+0.6+1.5+1.0+0.1+0.7-1.3-0.7+4.4+10.3+.124+0.3+0.8+2.6+3.3+.021
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2022-232011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
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:+42+14.2+14.2+0.8+0.8+0.5+0.2+0.4-0.5-0.2+5.8+12.1+.057+0.1+0.6+2.8+4.6+.074
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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%
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:+4+17.9+15.1+1.8+2.1+3.9+0.4+0.1+1.7-1.2-0.3+5.9+12.3+.199+0.1+3.3+4.1+.136
Brook Lopez 74 30.4 19.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 2.1 7.7 14.8 .521 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .758
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
difference:+3+31.6+22.0+3.3+1.0+4.4+1.1+0.9+3.0-1.8-1.1+8.3+17.1+.472+0.1+0.1+5.3+5.8+.386
Brook Lopez 7 37.6 22.3 4.1 3.3 7.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 8.3 17.6 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 6
Jaxson Hayes Brook Lopez
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+39+11.9+13.9+0.9+0.3+1.2+0.1+0.1+0.9-0.8-0.7+4.7+9.5+.159+4.4+5.0+.195
Brook Lopez 17 31.4 20.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 7.6 13.5 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 6.8 .817
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
Brook Lopez DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 11 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2015 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 11 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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