Elvin Hayes vs. Garrett Temple Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garrett Temple 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.

Garrett Temple

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Garrett Temple: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Garrett Temple 14

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Garrett Temple 6

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Garrett Temple 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Garrett Temple 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Garrett Temple 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Garrett Temple 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Garrett Temple 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Garrett Temple 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Garrett Temple 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Garrett Temple 2.3

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Garrett Temple 1.7

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Garrett Temple 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Garrett Temple 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Garrett Temple 4,529

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Garrett Temple 1,682

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Garrett Temple 1,229

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Garrett Temple 593

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Garrett Temple 239

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Garrett Temple 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Garrett Temple .401

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Garrett Temple .344

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Garrett Temple .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Garrett Temple 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Garrett Temple 3.5 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Garrett Temple 2.6 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Garrett Temple 1.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Garrett Temple 0.5 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Garrett Temple 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Garrett Temple 0.8

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Garrett Temple 0.4

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Garrett Temple 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Garrett Temple 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Garrett Temple 78

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Garrett Temple 24

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Garrett Temple 13

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Garrett Temple 9

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Garrett Temple 2

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Garrett Temple 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Garrett Temple .338

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Garrett Temple .240

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Garrett Temple .720

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Garrett Temple 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Garrett Temple 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Garrett Temple 2.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Garrett Temple 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Garrett Temple 0.3 (2020)

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.