Elvin Hayes vs. Gabe Pruitt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gabe Pruitt 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.

Gabe Pruitt

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Gabe Pruitt: 2007-08 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Gabe Pruitt 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Gabe Pruitt 2

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Gabe Pruitt 1

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Gabe Pruitt 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Gabe Pruitt 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Gabe Pruitt 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Gabe Pruitt 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Gabe Pruitt 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Gabe Pruitt 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Gabe Pruitt 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Gabe Pruitt 0.8

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Gabe Pruitt 0.8

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Gabe Pruitt 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Gabe Pruitt 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Gabe Pruitt 125

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Gabe Pruitt 51

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Gabe Pruitt 52

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Gabe Pruitt 20

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Gabe Pruitt 3

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Gabe Pruitt 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Gabe Pruitt .321

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Gabe Pruitt .283

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Gabe Pruitt .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Gabe Pruitt 2.1 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Gabe Pruitt 0.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Gabe Pruitt 0.9 (2008)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Gabe Pruitt 0.3 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Gabe Pruitt 0.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Gabe Pruitt 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Gabe Pruitt 0.0

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Gabe Pruitt 0.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Gabe Pruitt 0.0

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Gabe Pruitt 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Gabe Pruitt 0

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Gabe Pruitt 0

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Gabe Pruitt 2

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Gabe Pruitt 0

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Gabe Pruitt 1

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Gabe Pruitt 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Gabe Pruitt .000

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Gabe Pruitt .000

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Gabe Pruitt -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Gabe Pruitt 0.0 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Gabe Pruitt 0.0 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Gabe Pruitt 0.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Gabe Pruitt 0.0 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Gabe Pruitt 0.3 (2009)

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.