Bert Cook vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bert Cook that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bert Cook

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bert Cook: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bert Cook 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bert Cook 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 118 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 72 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bert Cook 33 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bert Cook 37 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .316 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .680 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 3.2 (1955) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 1.9 (1955) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 0.9 (1955) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bert Cook 8 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bert Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bert Cook 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bert Cook 1 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bert Cook .667 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bert Cook .000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bert Cook 8.0 (1955) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bert Cook 0.0 (1955) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bert Cook 2.0 (1955) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bert Cook - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.