Don Ford vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Don Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Don Ford 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 6.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Don Ford 647 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Don Ford 274 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Don Ford 474 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Don Ford 44 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Don Ford 21 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Don Ford 20 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Don Ford - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) 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.