Jaxson Hayes vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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.
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, 1 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Jaxson Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 |
| Zion Williamson |
5 |
0 |
2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +40 | +10.9 | +15.1 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.7 | -0.7 | +6.1 | +11.0 | +.089 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.179 | +2.9 | +4.4 | +.007 |
| Zion Williamson |
24 |
27.8 |
22.5 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
8.8 |
15.0 |
.583 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.429 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
.640 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +1 | +17.1 | +19.5 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +0.5 | | -2.0 | -0.5 | +7.5 | +12.3 | +.014 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.135 | +4.4 | +6.7 | +.077 |
| Zion Williamson |
61 |
33.2 |
27.0 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
10.4 |
17.0 |
.611 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.294 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
.698 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 |
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +41 | +13.0 | +16.7 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -2.6 | | +6.3 | +10.5 | +.008 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.017 | +4.0 | +5.9 | +.052 |
| Zion Williamson |
29 |
33.0 |
26.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
9.8 |
16.2 |
.608 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.368 |
6.1 |
8.6 |
.714 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +23 | +18.5 | +17.9 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +4.3 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -2.1 | -0.9 | +7.1 | +12.3 | +.019 | | +0.3 | +.230 | +3.8 | +5.3 | +.003 |
| Zion Williamson |
70 |
31.5 |
22.9 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
8.9 |
15.6 |
.570 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
.702 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jaxson Hayes nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +40 | +16.1 | +20.3 | +1.5 | +2.7 | +4.2 | +4.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -0.9 | +7.8 | +14.4 | +.153 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.231 | +4.6 | +6.8 | +.034 |
| Zion Williamson |
30 |
28.6 |
24.6 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
9.6 |
16.9 |
.567 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.231 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
.656 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Zion Williamson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Jaxson Hayes played 1 season more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.
In that period—his season 6 in 2025—Jaxson Hayes played in the Playoffs. |
All-Rookie First Team