Jaxson Hayes vs. Kemba Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kemba Walker 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, 6 less than Kemba Walker, who played 12. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Kemba Walker had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Kemba Walker 12 4 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2019-202011-12
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Bobcats
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:+2+10.3+4.7+1.0+0.6+0.5+3.5+0.5+0.6-1.0-1.3+1.6+7.6+.306+1.0+3.3+.055+0.6+0.2+.142
Kemba Walker 66 27.2 12.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 4.4 0.9 0.3 1.8 1.2 4.3 11.6 .366 1.0 3.4 .305 2.5 3.2 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2020-212012-13
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Bobcats
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+18.8+10.2+0.8+0.1+0.8+5.1+1.6+0.2-1.7-0.2+3.5+10.5+.202+1.2+3.8+.107+2.0+2.5+.023
Kemba Walker 82 34.9 17.7 0.7 2.7 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 2.4 1.9 6.4 15.2 .423 1.3 4.0 .322 3.6 4.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2021-222013-14
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdBobcats 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:+3+15.8+8.4+1.1+0.8+0.3+5.5+0.7+0.4-1.5-0.4+2.7+10.0+.223+1.2+3.7+.018+1.8+1.9+.071
Kemba Walker 73 35.8 17.7 0.5 3.7 4.2 6.1 1.2 0.4 2.3 1.8 6.2 15.7 .393 1.5 4.5 .333 3.9 4.6 .837
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:+2+24.5+13.7+0.4+1.7+1.3+5.8+2.0+0.5-3.1-0.3+4.2+9.6+.087+3.0+5.5+.500+2.3+2.7+.142
Kemba Walker 4 38.3 19.5 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.0 2.0 0.8 3.8 1.5 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 6.0 .500 3.5 4.5 .778

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2022-232014-15
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Hornets
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:+15+21.2+12.3+0.2+1.0+0.7+4.4+1.0+0.1-0.9-0.1+4.3+12.5+.166+1.3+3.9+.201+2.6+2.8+.128
Kemba Walker 62 34.2 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.5 6.1 15.8 .385 1.4 4.5 .304 3.8 4.6 .827
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Kemba Walker played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets 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:+11+23.1+16.6+0.3+1.7+1.4+4.7+1.1+0.1-1.5-0.4+5.2+13.9+.293+2.2+5.9+.371+3.9+4.2+.225
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 0.7 3.7 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 1.4 7.0 16.4 .427 2.2 6.0 .371 4.6 5.4 .847
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+31.1+22.4+0.4+0.3+3.7+1.3+0.6-1.2-0.4+8.0+21.4+.366+2.0+6.1+4.4+4.5+.443
Kemba Walker 7 37.1 22.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.6 1.7 1.4 8.0 21.9 .366 2.0 6.1 .326 4.7 5.0 .943

Season 6
Jaxson Hayes Kemba Walker
Season 2024-252016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+23+15.2+16.4+0.8+0.1+0.9+4.5+0.5+0.6-1.3-0.9+5.2+14.3+.278+3.0+7.5+.399+2.7+2.7+.225
Kemba Walker 79 34.7 23.2 0.6 3.3 3.9 5.5 1.1 0.3 2.1 1.5 8.1 18.3 .444 3.0 7.6 .399 3.8 4.5 .847
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
Kemba Walker DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kemba Walker played 6 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2018 to 2023—Kemba Walker played in two Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Kemba Walker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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