Gary Garland vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Gary Garland 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

Gary Garland

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Garland: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gary Garland 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Garland 4.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland 1.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gary Garland 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Garland 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Garland 334 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gary Garland 138 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gary Garland 145 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gary Garland 54 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gary Garland 4 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gary Garland 78 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Garland .435 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gary Garland .316 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Garland .692 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Garland 4.3 (1980) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland 1.8 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Garland 1.9 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Garland 0.7 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland 0.1 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gary Garland 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Garland - Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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.