Isaiah Canaan vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Isaiah Canaan 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

Isaiah Canaan

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isaiah Canaan: 2013-14 to 2018-19
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Isaiah Canaan 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Isaiah Canaan 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 8.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 1,913 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 438 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 454 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 145 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 23 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 235 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .371 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .351 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .836 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 2.3 (2016) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 3.8 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.8 (2018) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.2 (2014) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Isaiah Canaan 35 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Isaiah Canaan 4 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Isaiah Canaan 4 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Isaiah Canaan 3 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Isaiah Canaan 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Isaiah Canaan 3 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isaiah Canaan .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Isaiah Canaan .357 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Isaiah Canaan .667 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isaiah Canaan 11.7 (2017) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.3 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Isaiah Canaan 1.0 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Isaiah Canaan 0.0 (2017) 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.