Gus Bailey vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gus Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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.