Jim Cleamons vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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.