James Edwards vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (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.