Terry Cummings vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Terry Cummings 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

Terry Cummings

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Terry Cummings: 1982-83 to 1999-00
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Terry Cummings 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Terry Cummings 18 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Terry Cummings 13 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Terry Cummings 2 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Terry Cummings 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Terry Cummings 2 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Terry Cummings 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Terry Cummings 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Terry Cummings 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Rookie of The Year Terry Cummings 1 Elvin Hayes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 16.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 7.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Cummings 19,460 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Terry Cummings 8,630 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Terry Cummings 2,190 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Terry Cummings 1,255 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Terry Cummings 650 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Terry Cummings 1,183 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Cummings .484 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Terry Cummings .295 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Terry Cummings .706 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 23.7 (1983) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 10.6 (1983) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 2.9 (1985) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.8 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 1.0 (1987) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 15.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 6.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Terry Cummings 1,664 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Terry Cummings 742 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Terry Cummings 173 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Terry Cummings 98 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Terry Cummings 62 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Terry Cummings 110 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Terry Cummings .502 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Terry Cummings .091 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Terry Cummings .706 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Terry Cummings 27.5 (1985) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Terry Cummings 11.3 (1992) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Terry Cummings 3.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Terry Cummings 1.8 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Terry Cummings 1.3 (1992) 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.