Dick Cunningham vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.