Earl Gardner vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Earl Gardner 0 * Elvin Hayes 2

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.