James Donaldson vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Donaldson 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.