Dan Anderson vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Dan Anderson

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Anderson: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Dan Anderson 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Anderson 3.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Anderson 347 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Dan Anderson 91 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Dan Anderson 166 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Dan Anderson 36 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Dan Anderson 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Dan Anderson 95 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Anderson .472 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Dan Anderson - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Anderson .846 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Anderson 4.4 (1976) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson 1.2 (1976) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson 1.9 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson 0.4 (1976) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson 0.0 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Dan Anderson 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Dan Anderson - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dan Anderson - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Anderson - 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.