Greg Ballard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Greg Ballard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) 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.