Elvin Hayes vs. Joe Pace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Pace 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.

Joe Pace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Joe Pace 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Joe Pace 2

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Joe Pace 1

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Joe Pace 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Joe Pace 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Joe Pace 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Joe Pace 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Joe Pace 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Joe Pace 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Joe Pace 2.1

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Joe Pace 0.3

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Joe Pace 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Joe Pace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Joe Pace 255

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Joe Pace 168

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Joe Pace 27

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Joe Pace 14

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Joe Pace 38

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Joe Pace 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Joe Pace .467

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Joe Pace .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Joe Pace 3.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Joe Pace 2.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Joe Pace 0.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Joe Pace 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Joe Pace 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Joe Pace 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Joe Pace 2.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Joe Pace 0.1

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Joe Pace 0.1

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Joe Pace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Joe Pace 25

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Joe Pace 20

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Joe Pace 1

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Joe Pace 1

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Joe Pace 6

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Joe Pace 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Joe Pace .700

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Joe Pace .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Joe Pace 2.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Joe Pace 2.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Joe Pace 0.7 (1978)

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.