Paul Dawkins vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Paul Dawkins 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

Paul Dawkins

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Dawkins: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Paul Dawkins 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins 5.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins 316 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins 125 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Paul Dawkins 77 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Paul Dawkins 33 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins 9 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Paul Dawkins 57 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins .470 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins .200 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins .688 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins 5.5 (1980) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Paul Dawkins 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - 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.