Bill Garnett vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Elvin Hayes .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (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.