Josh Hart vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Hart: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Hart 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Josh Hart 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Josh Hart 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Josh Hart 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Hart 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Josh Hart 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Josh Hart 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Hart 9.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 6.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 2.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 4,422 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 2,969 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Josh Hart 1,235 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Josh Hart 436 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 148 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Josh Hart 453 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .459 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .344 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .748 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 14.9 (2022) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 8.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 4.1 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 1.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.6 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Hart 12.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 9.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 3.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Hart 215 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Josh Hart 155 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Josh Hart 51 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Josh Hart 13 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Josh Hart 9 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Josh Hart 17 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Hart .445 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Josh Hart .377 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Josh Hart .673 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Hart 16.8 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Hart 12.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Josh Hart 4.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Josh Hart 0.8 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Josh Hart 1.0 (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.