Jaxson Hayes vs. Shaquille O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shaquille O'Neal 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, 13 less than Shaquille O'Neal, who played 19. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Shaquille O'Neal had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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
Shaquille O'Neal 19 17 1992-93 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2019-201992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+17+21.0+16.0+2.7+7.1+9.9+1.0+0.3+2.6-3.0-1.5+6.3+12.1+.110+0.1+3.4+5.9+.055
Shaquille O'Neal 81 37.9 23.4 4.2 9.6 13.9 1.9 0.7 3.5 3.8 4.0 9.0 16.1 .562 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 8.9 .592
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Shaquille O'Neal played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2020-211993-94
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+21+23.7+21.8+3.2+5.7+8.9+1.8+0.5+2.3-2.0-1.8+8.9+14.9+.026+0.1+0.2+4.2+8.5+.221
Shaquille O'Neal 81 39.8 29.3 4.7 8.5 13.2 2.4 0.9 2.9 2.7 3.5 11.8 19.6 .599 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 10.5 .554
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------
Shaquille O'Neal 3 42.0 20.7 5.7 7.7 13.3 2.3 0.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 7.7 15.0 .511 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 11.3 .471

Season 3
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2021-221994-95
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost NBA 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:+9+17.0+20.0+2.6+4.4+6.9+2.1+0.4+1.6-1.8-1.1+8.3+14.5+.033+0.3+0.7+.351+3.7+8.1+.233
Shaquille O'Neal 79 37.0 29.3 4.2 7.3 11.4 2.7 0.9 2.4 2.6 3.3 11.8 20.2 .583 0.0 0.1 .000 5.8 10.8 .533
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:+15+24.5+19.9+3.8+5.6+9.4+3.1+0.9+1.6-2.8-2.2+7.0+11.9+.017+0.5+5.9+10.6+.065
Shaquille O'Neal 21 38.3 25.7 4.5 7.4 11.9 3.3 0.9 1.9 3.5 4.0 9.3 16.1 .577 0.0 0.0 - 7.1 12.4 .571

Season 4
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2022-231995-96
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East 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:+7+23.0+21.6+2.6+5.7+8.2+2.2+0.2+1.7-2.2-2.2+9.2+15.8+.022+0.1+0.6+3.4+7.7+.212
Shaquille O'Neal 54 36.0 26.6 3.4 7.7 11.0 2.9 0.6 2.1 2.9 3.6 11.0 19.1 .573 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 9.5 .487
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------
Shaquille O'Neal 12 38.3 25.8 4.1 5.9 10.0 4.6 0.8 1.3 3.7 3.3 10.9 18.0 .606 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 10.2 .393

Season 5
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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:+19+25.6+21.9+2.8+6.7+9.5+2.6+0.4+2.5-2.3-1.7+9.0+16.9+.163+3.8+8.2+.138
Shaquille O'Neal 51 38.1 26.2 3.8 8.7 12.5 3.1 0.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 10.8 19.4 .557 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 9.4 .484
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:+5+30.2+26.6+3.4+4.0+7.6+2.9+0.6+1.9-1.9-2.3+9.9+18.7+.514+6.8+11.2+.110
Shaquille O'Neal 9 36.2 26.9 4.2 6.3 10.6 3.2 0.6 1.9 2.4 4.1 9.9 19.2 .514 0.0 0.0 - 7.1 11.7 .610

Season 6
Jaxson Hayes Shaquille O'Neal
Season 2024-251997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+4+16.8+21.5+2.1+4.5+6.6+1.4+0.1+1.5-2.1-0.8+8.3+15.1+.138+0.1+4.9+9.6+.095
Shaquille O'Neal 60 36.3 28.3 3.5 7.9 11.4 2.4 0.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 11.2 19.1 .584 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 11.4 .527
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:+9+30.7+28.7+2.4+5.7+8.2+2.6+0.5+2.3-3.0-1.2+11.4+17.8+.237+5.9+11.7+.003
Shaquille O'Neal 13 38.5 30.5 3.7 6.5 10.2 2.9 0.5 2.6 3.3 3.2 12.2 19.8 .612 0.0 0.0 - 6.2 12.2 .503

Additional Years

* Shaquille O'Neal played 13 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 19, from 1999 to 2011—Shaquille O'Neal played in 12 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 13 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Shaquille O'Neal got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 7 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 3 All-Star Game MVP
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