Gerald Green vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Gerald Green 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

Gerald Green

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerald Green: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gerald Green 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gerald Green 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gerald Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 9.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 6,412 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 1,639 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gerald Green 596 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gerald Green 335 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 199 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gerald Green 658 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .417 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .361 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .818 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 15.8 (2014) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 3.5 (2012) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 1.5 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 (2012) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 (2012) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 5.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 1.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 349 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 113 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gerald Green 15 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gerald Green 15 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 13 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gerald Green 68 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .389 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .374 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .844 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 7.5 (2017) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.9 (2018) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.7 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.4 (2018) 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.