Josh Giddey vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Josh Giddey

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Giddey: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Josh Giddey 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Josh Giddey 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Josh Giddey 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 13.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 5.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 2,920 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 1,534 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Josh Giddey 1,200 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Josh Giddey 160 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 95 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 210 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .464 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .310 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .753 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 16.6 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 7.9 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 6.4 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.9 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 10.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Giddey 52 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Josh Giddey 25 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Josh Giddey 15 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Josh Giddey 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Josh Giddey 3 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Josh Giddey 5 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Giddey .452 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Josh Giddey .450 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Giddey .833 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Giddey 10.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Giddey 5.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Giddey 3.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Josh Giddey 0.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Giddey 0.6 (2024) 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.