Nick Collison vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Nick Collison 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

Nick Collison

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Collison: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Nick Collison 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Nick Collison 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Nick Collison 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Collison 5.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 5.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Collison 5,359 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Nick Collison 4,701 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Nick Collison 939 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Nick Collison 446 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Nick Collison 469 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Nick Collison 910 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Collison .534 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Nick Collison .208 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Nick Collison .723 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Collison 9.8 (2008) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 9.4 (2008) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.5 (2013) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.7 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.8 (2007) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Collison 4.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 3.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Collison 391 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Nick Collison 348 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Nick Collison 71 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Nick Collison 52 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Nick Collison 44 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Nick Collison 91 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Collison .558 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Nick Collison .429 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Nick Collison .682 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Collison 8.4 (2005) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 5.8 (2011) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.1 (2013) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.9 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 1.0 (2013) 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.