Zabian Dowdell vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Zabian Dowdell 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

Zabian Dowdell

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zabian Dowdell: 2010-11 to 2010-11
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Zabian Dowdell 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zabian Dowdell 5.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Zabian Dowdell 2.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zabian Dowdell 121 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Zabian Dowdell 20 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Zabian Dowdell 51 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Zabian Dowdell 20 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Zabian Dowdell 2 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Zabian Dowdell 24 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zabian Dowdell .408 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Zabian Dowdell .300 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Zabian Dowdell .941 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zabian Dowdell 5.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.8 (2011) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zabian Dowdell 2.1 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.8 (2011) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zabian Dowdell 0.1 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Zabian Dowdell 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Zabian Dowdell - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zabian Dowdell - 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.