Bill Bridges vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bill Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Bridges 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.