Dick Garmaker vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dick Garmaker 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Elvin Hayes 6

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

Scoring Leader Dick Garmaker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Dick Garmaker 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Elvin Hayes .452

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Elvin Hayes .464

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.