Dante Cunningham vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) 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.