David Burns vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

David Burns

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists David Burns 15 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals David Burns 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games David Burns 9 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds David Burns - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists David Burns - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals David Burns - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks David Burns - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games David Burns 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.