Matt Costello vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - 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.