Lanard Copeland vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Lanard Copeland

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lanard Copeland: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Lanard Copeland 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Lanard Copeland 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 2.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 90 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 17 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 14 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 33 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .418 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland .143 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland .813 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 3.2 (1990) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.7 (1992) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.5 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.2 (1992) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lanard Copeland 4 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Lanard Copeland 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Lanard Copeland 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Lanard Copeland 4 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lanard Copeland .333 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Lanard Copeland - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Lanard Copeland - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lanard Copeland 1.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.3 (1990) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lanard Copeland 0.0 (1990) 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.