Melvin Booker vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.