Calbert Cheaney vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Calbert Cheaney 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

Calbert Cheaney

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Calbert Cheaney: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Calbert Cheaney 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Calbert Cheaney 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Calbert Cheaney 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 9.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 7,826 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 2,610 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 1,398 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 659 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 198 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 825 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .466 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .298 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .691 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 16.6 (1995) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 4.1 (1995) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 (1995) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.2 (1998) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 8.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 2.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Calbert Cheaney 67 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Calbert Cheaney 18 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Calbert Cheaney 12 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Calbert Cheaney 5 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Calbert Cheaney 3 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Calbert Cheaney 8 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Calbert Cheaney .418 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Calbert Cheaney .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Calbert Cheaney .688 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Calbert Cheaney 15.0 (1997) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Calbert Cheaney 3.7 (1997) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.6 (2003) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Calbert Cheaney 1.0 (1997) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Calbert Cheaney 0.7 (1997) 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.