Thomas Bryant vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Thomas Bryant 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

Thomas Bryant

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Bryant: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Bryant 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Bryant 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Thomas Bryant 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 9.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 5.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.7 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 2,529 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 1,451 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 273 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 87 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 193 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Thomas Bryant 267 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant .596 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant .355 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant .768 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 14.3 (2021) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 7.2 (2020) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.5 (2020) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.1 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Bryant 2 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Thomas Bryant 2 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Thomas Bryant 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Thomas Bryant 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Bryant 1.000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Thomas Bryant - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Bryant - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Bryant 2.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Bryant 2.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Bryant 0.0 (2024) 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.