Elvin Hayes vs. Marreese Speights Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marreese Speights 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.

Marreese Speights

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Marreese Speights: 2008-09 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Marreese Speights 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Marreese Speights 10

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Marreese Speights 7

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Marreese Speights 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Marreese Speights 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Marreese Speights 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Marreese Speights 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Marreese Speights 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Marreese Speights 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Marreese Speights 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Marreese Speights 4.1

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Marreese Speights 0.7

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Marreese Speights 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Marreese Speights 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Marreese Speights 5,592

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Marreese Speights 2,875

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Marreese Speights 461

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Marreese Speights 189

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Marreese Speights 356

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Marreese Speights 705

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Marreese Speights .459

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Marreese Speights .356

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Marreese Speights .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Marreese Speights 10.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Marreese Speights 6.2 (2012)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Marreese Speights 0.9 (2015)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Marreese Speights 0.5 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Marreese Speights 0.7 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Marreese Speights 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Marreese Speights 2.5

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Marreese Speights 0.4

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Marreese Speights 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Marreese Speights 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Marreese Speights 320

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Marreese Speights 152

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Marreese Speights 24

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Marreese Speights 14

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Marreese Speights 22

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Marreese Speights 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Marreese Speights .410

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Marreese Speights .397

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Marreese Speights .671

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Marreese Speights 6.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Marreese Speights 4.3 (2012)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Marreese Speights 0.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Marreese Speights 0.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Marreese Speights 0.6 (2014)

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.