Tim Hardaway Jr. vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Tim Hardaway Jr. 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

Tim Hardaway Jr.

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway Jr. 11 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway Jr. 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway Jr. 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 14.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 10,307 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 2,155 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 1,363 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 457 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 101 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 736 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .418 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .360 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .812 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 18.1 (2019) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.9 (2018) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.7 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.1 (2018) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.2 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 11.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 2.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway Jr. 329 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway Jr. 73 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tim Hardaway Jr. 36 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tim Hardaway Jr. 30 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .381 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .329 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway Jr. .685 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 17.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 3.5 (2020) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 1.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway Jr. 0.1 (2016) 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.