Sundiata Gaines vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Sundiata Gaines 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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) 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.