Jim Garvin vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.