Michael Cage vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Michael Cage 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

Michael Cage

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cage: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cage 15 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Michael Cage 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Michael Cage 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Michael Cage 1 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 7.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 8,278 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 8,646 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Michael Cage 1,057 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Michael Cage 1,050 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Michael Cage 725 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Michael Cage 1,140 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .515 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .664 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 15.7 (1987) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 13.0 (1988) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 1.6 (1987) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 1.3 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 4.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 5.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 261 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 302 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Michael Cage 30 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Michael Cage 37 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Michael Cage 34 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Michael Cage 53 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .523 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .493 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.1 (1989) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 9.3 (1996) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.8 (1994) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.7 (1996) 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.