John Edwards vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

John Edwards

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Edwards: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons John Edwards 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards 99 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds John Edwards 67 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists John Edwards 8 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals John Edwards 6 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks John Edwards 19 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games John Edwards 65 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards .447 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards .600 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.8 (2006) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.2 (2006) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2005) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.4 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games John Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - 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.