Paul Graham vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Graham: 1991-92 to 1993-94
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Paul Graham 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Paul Graham 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Graham 8.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 2.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Graham 1,499 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Paul Graham 433 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Paul Graham 352 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Paul Graham 186 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Paul Graham 32 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Paul Graham 179 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Graham .448 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Paul Graham .339 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Graham .739 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Graham 10.1 (1992) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 3.0 (1992) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 2.2 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.2 (1992) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.3 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Graham 6 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Paul Graham 3 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Paul Graham 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Paul Graham 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Paul Graham 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Paul Graham 3 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Graham .300 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Paul Graham .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Paul Graham - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 (1994) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 1.5 (1993) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.0 (1994) 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.