Don Collins vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Don Collins

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Don Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Don Collins 546 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Don Collins 332 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Don Collins 303 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Don Collins 6 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Don Collins 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Don Collins 8 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) 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.