Joe Cooper vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Joe Cooper 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - 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.