Joel Embiid vs. Jaxson Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaxson Hayes and Joel Embiid, 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.

Joel Embiid played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jaxson Hayes, who played 6. Joel Embiid had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jaxson Hayes 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
Joel Embiid 9 7 2016-17 to 2024-25
Jaxson Hayes 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
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%
Joel Embiid 31 25.4 20.2 2.0 5.9 7.8 2.1 0.9 2.5 3.8 3.6 6.5 13.8 .466 1.2 3.2 .367 6.2 7.9 .783
difference:+33+8.5+12.8+0.5+3.4+3.8+1.2+0.5+1.6-3.0-1.1+3.8+9.8+.206+1.2+3.1+.117+4.3+4.9+.136
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Joel Embiid nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Joel Embiid 63 30.3 22.9 2.3 8.7 11.0 3.2 0.6 1.8 3.7 3.3 8.1 16.8 .483 1.0 3.4 .308 5.7 7.4 .769
difference:+3+14.2+15.4+0.8+5.9+6.7+2.6+0.2+1.2-3.0-1.6+5.2+12.1+.142+0.9+3.2+.121+4.1+5.4+.006
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joel Embiid 8 34.8 21.4 2.9 9.8 12.6 3.0 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.9 7.5 17.3 .435 1.0 3.6 .276 5.4 7.6 .705
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisPelicans Lost West 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%
Joel Embiid 64 33.7 27.5 2.5 11.1 13.6 3.7 0.7 1.9 3.5 3.3 9.1 18.7 .484 1.2 4.1 .300 8.2 10.1 .804
difference:+6+13.7+18.2+0.9+8.2+9.1+3.1+0.2+1.1-2.7-1.1+5.6+13.0+.132+0.9+3.3+.051+6.1+7.4+.038
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joel Embiid 11 30.4 20.2 1.9 8.5 10.5 3.4 0.7 2.3 3.6 3.1 6.2 14.5 .428 1.1 3.5 .308 6.7 8.2 .822
difference:+5+16.6+14.4+1.2+6.7+8.0+3.2+0.7+2.0-2.9-1.3+3.9+10.3+.132+1.1+3.0+.308+5.5+6.4+.186
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

Season 4
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Joel Embiid 51 29.5 23.0 2.8 8.9 11.6 3.0 0.9 1.3 3.1 3.4 7.5 15.7 .477 1.1 3.4 .331 6.9 8.5 .807
difference:+4+16.5+18.0+2.0+6.9+8.8+2.3+0.5+0.9-2.4-2.0+5.7+12.4+.074+1.0+2.8+.228+5.7+6.7+.108
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joel Embiid 4 36.3 30.0 2.8 9.5 12.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 3.8 4.5 8.5 18.5 .459 1.0 4.0 .250 12.0 14.8 .814
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisLakers 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%
Joel Embiid 51 31.1 28.5 2.2 8.4 10.6 2.8 1.0 1.4 3.1 2.4 9.0 17.6 .513 1.1 3.0 .377 9.2 10.7 .859
difference:+19+18.6+24.2+1.2+6.4+7.6+2.3+0.5+1.0-2.5-0.6+7.2+15.1+.207+1.1+2.9+.377+8.5+9.5+.237
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joel Embiid 11 32.5 28.1 1.5 9.1 10.5 3.4 1.0 1.5 3.8 3.0 9.2 17.9 .513 1.5 3.7 .390 8.3 9.9 .835
difference:+7+26.5+27.8+0.7+6.8+7.5+3.1+1.0+1.5-3.3-1.2+9.2+17.4+.513+1.5+3.7+8.0+9.4+.335
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

Season 6
Joel Embiid Jaxson Hayes
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Joel Embiid 68 33.8 30.6 2.1 9.6 11.7 4.2 1.1 1.5 3.1 2.7 9.8 19.6 .499 1.4 3.7 .371 9.6 11.8 .814
difference:+12+14.3+23.8+0.7+6.2+6.9+3.2+0.5+0.6-2.3-0.3+6.9+15.6+.223+1.4+3.6+.371+8.5+10.0+.192
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Joel Embiid 10 38.5 23.6 2.1 8.6 10.7 2.1 0.4 0.8 3.2 3.4 7.8 16.1 .484 0.7 3.3 .212 7.3 8.9 .820
difference:+6+30.7+21.8+0.8+7.8+8.7+1.8+0.4+0.5-2.9-1.4+7.0+14.1+.109+0.7+3.3+7.0+8.4+.320
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

Additional Years

* Joel Embiid played 3 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Joel Embiid played in two Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Joel Embiid got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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