James Bailey vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader James Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Bailey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Bailey 595 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Bailey 14 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.