Mike Harper vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mike Harper 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

Mike Harper

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Harper: 1980-81 to 1981-82
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mike Harper 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mike Harper 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Harper 5.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Harper 3.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mike Harper 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mike Harper 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Harper 0.8 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Harper 613 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mike Harper 432 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mike Harper 71 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mike Harper 78 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mike Harper 102 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mike Harper 123 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Harper .474 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mike Harper .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Harper .559 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Harper 6.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Harper 5.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mike Harper 0.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Harper 0.8 (1982) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Harper 1.2 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Harper 3.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mike Harper 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Harper 3 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mike Harper 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mike Harper 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mike Harper 1 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Harper 1.000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mike Harper - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Harper 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Harper 3.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Harper 1.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Harper 0.0 (1981) 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.