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Jaxson Hayes
Jazz · C-F · 26
Jaxson Hayes
vs
2025-26
Robert Williams III
Trail Blazers · C-F · 29
Robert Williams III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaxson Hayes vs Robert Williams III

8-9categories
Hayes · Williams III
Jaxson Hayes
Hayes
Jazz
2025-26
Williams III
Trail Blazers
Robert Williams III
66
Games
availability
59
18.3
Minutes
per game
17.1
7.5
Points
per game
6.7
4.1
Rebounds
per game
7.0
0.9
Assists
per game
1.0
1.2
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
0.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
0.8
75.6%
Field goal %
70.8%
100.0%
Three-point %
0.0 vs 0.4 attempts
39.1%
65.3%
Free throw %
59.6%
75.8%
True shooting
TS%
72.2%
12.4%
Usage
USG%
12.9%
7.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
8.9%
11.1%
Rebound %
of available
19.2%
+2.4
Net rating
on court
+3.4
10.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
16.3%
+1.1
Plus-minus
per game
+1.2
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jaxson Hayes scored more in 2025-26, 0.8 points a game apart (7.5 vs 6.7), on Williams III's heavier usage (12.9% vs 12.4%).

Hayes is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 75.8% to 72.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Williams III (1.0 vs 0.9 assists), the glass to Williams III (7.0 vs 4.1 rebounds).

With Williams III on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.4 per 100 possessions, against +2.4 for Hayes; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Hayes $6.0M through 2027-28, Williams III — through —. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Hayes
2025-26
Williams III
43-23
Record when playing
30-29
7.9
Points at home
6.5
7.2
Points on the road
6.9
7.3
Points in wins
6.7
8.0
Points in losses
6.8
23
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
1
Double-doubles
5

Last games & contracts

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Hayes · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at PHX6 pts · 7 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs SAS11 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs DEN7 pts · 4 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 at DEN2 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Mon, May 11 vs OKC18 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Williams III · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at SAC9 pts · 8 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 vs GSW8 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at SAS11 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs SAS4 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 24 vs SAS11 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Hayes · contract
2026-27$6.0M
2027-28team option$6.0M
Williams III · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).

More comparisons

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Williams III vs
Luke Kornet · Andre Drummond · Thomas Bryant · Jaxson Hayes

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).