Rudy Gay vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rudy Gay 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.