Jaxson Hayes vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner 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, 2 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Franz Wagner had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Franz Wagner 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Franz Wagner
Season 2019-202021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
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:+15+13.8+7.8+0.4+0.9+0.5+2.0+0.5+0.5-0.7-0.4+3.1+8.3+.204+1.2+3.3+.104+0.5+0.2+.216
Franz Wagner 79 30.7 15.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.9 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.4 .354 2.4 2.8 .863
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Franz Wagner
Season 2020-212022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
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:+20+16.5+11.1+0.6+0.4+0.2+2.9+0.6+0.4-1.4-0.6+3.9+9.3+.140+1.5+4.3+.068+1.8+2.0+.067
Franz Wagner 80 32.6 18.6 0.9 3.2 4.1 3.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 6.8 14.0 .485 1.6 4.5 .361 3.4 4.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Franz Wagner
Season 2021-222023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East 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%
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:+2+12.5+10.4+0.6+1.4+0.8+3.1+0.6+0.4-1.1-0.1+3.8+9.5+.134+1.0+3.8+.070+1.7+1.7+.084
Franz Wagner 72 32.5 19.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 7.3 15.2 .482 1.3 4.6 .281 3.8 4.4 .850
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
difference:+1+23.2+13.1+0.7+3.6+4.4+4.2+0.7+1.0-0.6-1.1+3.7+10.5+.152+1.3+4.4+.265+4.4+4.5+.250
Franz Wagner 7 37.0 18.9 1.4 5.4 6.9 4.4 0.7 1.3 1.3 2.9 6.0 14.7 .408 1.3 4.9 .265 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Franz Wagner
Season 2022-232024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+13+20.7+19.2+0.1+2.8+2.9+4.0+0.9-1.6-1.1+7.2+16.1+.088+1.6+5.3+.192+3.3+3.4+.172
Franz Wagner 60 33.7 24.2 0.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.5 9.0 19.4 .463 1.7 5.9 .295 4.5 5.2 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------
Franz Wagner 5 39.0 25.8 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.0 3.2 10.2 23.0 .443 1.4 7.4 .189 4.0 5.2 .769

Additional Years

* Jaxson Hayes played 2 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—Jaxson Hayes played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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