Rick Carlisle vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.