Elvin Hayes vs. Fatty Taylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fatty Taylor and Elvin Hayes 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

Elvin Hayes

vs.

Fatty Taylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Fatty Taylor: 1976-77 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Fatty Taylor 1

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Fatty Taylor 1

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Fatty Taylor 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Fatty Taylor 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Fatty Taylor 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Fatty Taylor 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Fatty Taylor 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Fatty Taylor 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Fatty Taylor 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Fatty Taylor 2.7

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Fatty Taylor 3.6

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Fatty Taylor 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Fatty Taylor 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Fatty Taylor 301

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Fatty Taylor 211

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Fatty Taylor 288

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Fatty Taylor 132

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Fatty Taylor 9

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Fatty Taylor 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Fatty Taylor .420

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Fatty Taylor .569

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Fatty Taylor 3.8 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Fatty Taylor 2.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Fatty Taylor 3.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Fatty Taylor 1.7 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Fatty Taylor 0.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Fatty Taylor 0.0

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Fatty Taylor 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Fatty Taylor 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Fatty Taylor 0

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Fatty Taylor 0

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Fatty Taylor 0

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Fatty Taylor 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Fatty Taylor -

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Fatty Taylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Fatty Taylor -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Fatty Taylor 0.0 (1977)

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.