Yakhouba Diawara vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Yakhouba Diawara 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

Yakhouba Diawara

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yakhouba Diawara: 2006-07 to 2009-10
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Yakhouba Diawara 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Yakhouba Diawara 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 3.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yakhouba Diawara 655 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Yakhouba Diawara 258 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Yakhouba Diawara 122 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Yakhouba Diawara 52 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Yakhouba Diawara 16 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Yakhouba Diawara 187 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .357 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .301 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .650 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 4.4 (2007) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.7 (2007) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.9 (2007) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.5 (2007) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 (2007) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yakhouba Diawara 6 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Yakhouba Diawara 6 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Yakhouba Diawara 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Yakhouba Diawara 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Yakhouba Diawara 9 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .375 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Yakhouba Diawara .000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.3 (2008) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 1.0 (2009) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.0 (2009) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 0.2 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yakhouba Diawara 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.