Howard Carter vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Howard Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (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.