Matt Bonner vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Matt Bonner

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Bonner: 2004-05 to 2015-16
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Bonner 2 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Matt Bonner 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Matt Bonner 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Matt Bonner 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 5.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 4,632 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 2,371 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Matt Bonner 552 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Matt Bonner 285 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 213 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Matt Bonner 792 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .464 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .414 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .780 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 8.2 (2009) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 4.8 (2009) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2006) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 2.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 1.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Bonner 259 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Matt Bonner 156 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Matt Bonner 35 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Matt Bonner 16 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Matt Bonner 17 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Matt Bonner 94 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Bonner .402 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Matt Bonner .355 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Bonner .811 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Bonner 6.3 (2011) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Bonner 3.2 (2010) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Bonner 1.0 (2008) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Matt Bonner 0.6 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Bonner 0.4 (2009) 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.