Bill Cartwright vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.