Rudy Gobert vs. Jaxson Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaxson Hayes and Rudy Gobert, 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.

Rudy Gobert played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jaxson Hayes, who played 6. Rudy Gobert had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Rudy Gobert 12 9 2013-14 to 2024-25
Jaxson Hayes 6 3 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
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%
Rudy Gobert 45 9.6 2.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.8 1.6 .486 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .492
difference:+19+7.3+5.1+0.4+0.2+0.6+0.7+0.2-0.1-1.2+1.9+2.4+.186+0.1+1.2+1.6+.155
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 Rudy Gobert nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
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%
Rudy Gobert 82 26.3 8.4 3.2 6.2 9.5 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.4 2.1 3.1 5.2 .604 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .623
difference:+22+10.2+0.9+1.7+3.4+5.2+0.7+0.4+1.7-0.7-0.4+0.2+0.5+.021+0.1+0.2+0.5+1.3+.152
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
* Neiher Rudy Gobert nor Jaxson Hayes played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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%
Rudy Gobert 61 31.7 9.1 3.4 7.5 11.0 1.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 2.7 3.2 5.8 .559 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 4.6 .569
difference:+9+11.7+0.2+1.8+4.6+6.5+0.9+0.2+1.4-1.1-0.5+0.3+0.1+.057+0.3+0.8+0.5+1.9+.197
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%
Rudy Gobert DNP------ --- ----------
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
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Utah JazzNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Rudy Gobert 81 33.9 14.0 3.9 8.9 12.8 1.2 0.6 2.6 1.8 3.0 5.1 7.7 .661 0.0 0.0 - 3.8 5.9 .653
difference:+34+20.9+9.0+3.1+6.9+10.0+0.5+0.2+2.2-1.1-1.6+3.3+4.4+.110+0.1+0.6+2.6+4.1+.046
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%
Rudy Gobert 9 27.3 11.6 2.4 7.4 9.9 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.0 3.3 4.4 7.0 .635 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 5.6 .480
Jaxson Hayes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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%
Rudy Gobert 56 32.4 13.5 2.9 7.8 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.3 1.9 2.7 4.9 7.9 .622 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 5.3 .682
difference:+14+19.9+9.2+1.9+5.8+7.7+0.9+0.3+1.9-1.3-0.9+3.1+5.4+.098+0.1+2.9+4.1+.060
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%
Rudy Gobert 11 34.8 13.2 3.9 6.8 10.7 1.0 0.9 2.3 1.9 3.1 5.0 7.6 .655 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.3 .603
difference:+7+28.8+12.9+3.1+4.5+7.7+0.7+0.9+2.3-1.4-1.3+5.0+7.1+.655+2.9+4.8+.103
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
Rudy Gobert Jaxson Hayes
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Utah JazzLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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%
Rudy Gobert 81 31.8 15.9 3.8 9.0 12.9 2.0 0.8 2.3 1.6 2.9 5.9 8.8 .669 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 6.4 .636
difference:+25+12.3+9.1+2.4+5.6+8.1+1.0+0.2+1.4-0.8-0.5+3.0+4.8+.053+0.1+3.0+4.6+.014
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%
Rudy Gobert 5 30.4 11.2 4.6 5.6 10.2 1.4 0.6 2.6 1.8 3.2 3.8 6.4 .594 0.0 0.0 - 3.6 4.6 .783
difference:+1+22.6+9.4+3.3+4.8+8.2+1.1+0.6+2.3-1.5-1.2+3.0+4.4+.219+3.3+4.1+.283
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

* Rudy Gobert played 6 seasons more than Jaxson Hayes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2020 to 2025—Rudy Gobert played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Jaxson Hayes, Rudy Gobert got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 2 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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