Keith Appling vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Keith Appling

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Appling: 2015-16 to 2015-16
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Keith Appling 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling 6 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Keith Appling 1 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Keith Appling 1 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Keith Appling 1 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Keith Appling 5 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling .250 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling 1.000 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling 1.2 (2016) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling 0.2 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling 0.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Keith Appling 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Keith Appling - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Appling - 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.