Jaxson Hayes vs. Jeff Hornacek Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeff Hornacek 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

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, 8 less than Jeff Hornacek, who played 14. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jeff Hornacek had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Jeff Hornacek 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2019-201986-87
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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:+16+2.6+2.1+1.0+0.7+1.7+3.6+0.5+0.8-1.1-0.9+0.7+0.4+.218+0.2+0.4+.029+0.7+1.5+.130
Jeff Hornacek 80 19.5 5.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.9 1.6 2.0 4.4 .454 0.2 0.5 .279 1.2 1.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Jeff Hornacek played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2020-211987-88
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
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+11.3+2.0+0.6+0.5+1.1+6.0+0.9+0.5-1.2-0.1+0.8+2.7+.119+0.1+0.5+.136+0.3+0.3+.047
Jeff Hornacek 82 27.4 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.6 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.8 3.7 7.4 .506 0.2 0.7 .293 1.9 2.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Jeff Hornacek played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2021-221988-89
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+8+11.9+4.2+0.6+0.5+1.1+5.4+1.2+0.7-0.6-0.2+2.1+5.7+.121+0.2+.018+0.2+0.4+.060
Jeff Hornacek 78 31.9 13.5 1.0 2.4 3.4 6.0 1.7 0.1 1.4 2.4 5.6 11.4 .495 0.3 1.0 .333 1.9 2.3 .826
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:+6+17.4+8.3+1.4+1.9+3.3+5.0+1.3-0.8-1.0+3.9+8.2+.063+0.1+0.6+0.3+.204
Jeff Hornacek 12 31.2 14.1 2.1 3.7 5.8 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.8 6.2 12.4 .497 0.0 0.6 .000 1.8 2.1 .840

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2022-231989-90
Team New Orleans PelicansPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+20+21.0+12.6+0.5+1.4+1.9+4.3+1.3+0.2-1.2-0.7+5.4+10.1+.015+0.5+0.9+.305+1.4+1.2+.157
Jeff Hornacek 67 34.0 17.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.0 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 7.2 13.4 .536 0.6 1.5 .408 2.6 3.0 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------
Jeff Hornacek 16 36.4 18.6 0.8 3.1 3.9 4.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 2.7 7.0 13.7 .511 0.4 1.5 .250 4.3 4.6 .932

Season 5
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2023-241990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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%
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:+10+21.7+12.6+0.1+1.1+1.0+4.6+0.9+0.2-1.0-0.5+5.0+10.6+.202+0.8+1.7+.418+1.8+1.6+.275
Jeff Hornacek 80 34.2 16.9 0.9 3.1 4.0 5.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.3 6.8 13.1 .518 0.8 1.8 .418 2.5 2.8 .897
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:+30.3+18.0+3.2+3.3+1.7+0.8+0.5-0.3-1.5+5.5+12.3+.431+0.8+1.5+6.2+6.5+.429
Jeff Hornacek 4 36.3 18.3 0.8 5.5 6.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 3.3 5.5 12.8 .431 0.8 1.5 .500 6.5 7.0 .929

Season 6
Jaxson Hayes Jeff Hornacek
Season 2024-251991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+25+18.5+13.3+0.1+0.3+0.2+4.1+1.4+0.5-1.3-0.3+4.9+11.3+.210+1.0+2.2+.439+2.3+2.1+.264
Jeff Hornacek 81 38.0 20.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 5.1 2.0 0.4 2.1 2.7 7.8 15.3 .512 1.0 2.3 .439 3.4 3.9 .886
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:+4+35.1+18.6+0.2+4.1+4.4+5.0+1.8-2.1-0.9+7.0+14.0+.109+1.0+2.1+3.6+3.8+.412
Jeff Hornacek 8 42.9 20.4 1.5 4.9 6.4 5.3 1.8 0.3 2.4 2.9 7.8 16.0 .484 1.0 2.1 .471 3.9 4.3 .912

Additional Years

* Jeff Hornacek played 8 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1993 to 2000—Jeff Hornacek played in 7 Playoffs.

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