Thomas Gardner vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.