Elvin Hayes vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Elvin Hayes 0 Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Slick Watts 1

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Slick Watts 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Slick Watts 0

Assists Leader Elvin Hayes 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader Elvin Hayes 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Slick Watts 111

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Slick Watts 58

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Slick Watts 7

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.