Yinka Dare vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Yinka Dare 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

Yinka Dare

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yinka Dare: 1994-95 to 1997-98
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Yinka Dare 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 2.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare 233 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare 281 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Yinka Dare 4 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Yinka Dare 12 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Yinka Dare 70 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Yinka Dare 110 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare .396 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare .570 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare 2.8 (1996) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare 3.1 (1996) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare 0.1 (1996) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare 0.7 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Yinka Dare 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Yinka Dare - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Yinka Dare - 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.