Mel Davis vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mel Davis 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

Mel Davis

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 5.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mel Davis - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.