Mitchell Butler vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mitchell Butler 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

Mitchell Butler

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitchell Butler: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mitchell Butler 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mitchell Butler 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 5.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitchell Butler 1,868 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mitchell Butler 717 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mitchell Butler 342 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mitchell Butler 214 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mitchell Butler 53 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mitchell Butler 362 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitchell Butler .438 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mitchell Butler .304 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mitchell Butler .623 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 7.9 (1995) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 3.0 (1994) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.2 (1995) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.8 (1995) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.3 (1994) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitchell Butler 2 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mitchell Butler 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mitchell Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mitchell Butler 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitchell Butler .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mitchell Butler - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mitchell Butler - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.0 (1997) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.5 (1997) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) 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.