Daequan Cook vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Daequan Cook

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daequan Cook: 2007-08 to 2012-13
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Daequan Cook 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Daequan Cook 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 6.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 2.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daequan Cook 2,114 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Daequan Cook 703 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Daequan Cook 243 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Daequan Cook 120 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Daequan Cook 48 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Daequan Cook 328 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daequan Cook .369 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Daequan Cook .359 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Daequan Cook .813 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 9.1 (2009) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 3.0 (2008) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 1.3 (2008) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.5 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.2 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 3.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 1.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daequan Cook 140 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Daequan Cook 56 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Daequan Cook 13 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Daequan Cook 9 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Daequan Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Daequan Cook 46 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daequan Cook .345 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Daequan Cook .315 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Daequan Cook .750 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daequan Cook 5.3 (2009) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Daequan Cook 2.4 (2009) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Daequan Cook 0.7 (2013) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Daequan Cook 0.3 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Daequan Cook 0.0 (2013) 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.