Earl Cureton vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Earl Cureton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.