James Collins vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Collins: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Collins 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Collins 2.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Collins 0.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Collins 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Collins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Collins 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Collins 59 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Collins 14 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Collins 3 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Collins 6 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Collins 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Collins 23 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Collins .382 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Collins .450 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Collins .571 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Collins 2.6 (1998) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Collins 0.6 (1998) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Collins 0.1 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Collins 0.3 (1998) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Collins 0.1 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Collins - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Collins - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Collins - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Collins - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Collins - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Collins 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Collins - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Collins - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Collins - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Collins - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Collins - 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.