Elvin Hayes vs. Antoine Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Antoine Walker and Elvin Hayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Elvin Hayes played 16 years in the NBA, 4 more than Antoine Walker, who played 12. Elvin Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Antoine Walker had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1968-69	1996-97
Team	San Diego Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Div Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	45.1	28.4	-	-	17.1	1.4	-	-	-	3.2	11.3	25.4	.447	-	-	-	5.7	9.1	.626
Antoine Walker	82	36.2	17.5	3.5	5.5	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	2.8	3.3	7.0	16.5	.425	0.6	1.9	.327	2.8	4.5	.631
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	6	46.3	25.8	-	-	13.8	0.8	-	-	-	3.5	10.0	19.0	.526	-	-	-	5.8	8.8	.660
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1969-70	1997-98
Team	San Diego Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	44.7	27.5	-	-	16.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	11.1	24.6	.452	-	-	-	5.2	7.6	.688
Antoine Walker	82	39.9	22.4	3.3	6.9	10.2	3.3	1.7	0.7	3.6	3.2	8.8	20.8	.423	1.1	3.6	.312	3.7	5.8	.645
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1970-71	1998-99
Team	San Diego Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	44.3	28.7	-	-	16.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	11.6	27.0	.428	-	-	-	5.5	8.2	.672
Antoine Walker	42	36.9	18.7	2.5	6.0	8.5	3.1	1.5	0.7	2.8	3.4	7.2	17.5	.412	1.5	4.2	.369	2.7	4.8	.559
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1971-72	1999-00
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	42.2	25.2	-	-	14.6	3.3	-	-	-	2.8	10.1	23.4	.434	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.649
Antoine Walker	82	36.6	20.5	2.4	5.5	8.0	3.7	1.4	0.4	3.2	3.2	7.9	18.4	.430	0.9	3.5	.256	3.8	5.4	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1972-73	2000-01
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	81	41.3	21.2	-	-	14.5	1.6	-	-	-	2.9	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.671
Antoine Walker	81	41.9	23.4	1.9	7.0	8.9	5.5	1.7	0.6	3.7	3.1	8.8	21.2	.413	2.7	7.4	.367	3.1	4.3	.716
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	5	45.6	25.8	-	-	11.4	1.0	-	-	-	3.2	10.6	21.0	.505	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.697
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1973-74	2001-02
Team	Capital Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	81	44.5	21.4	4.4	13.7	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	-	3.1	8.5	20.1	.423	-	-	-	4.4	6.1	.721
Antoine Walker	81	42.0	22.1	1.9	7.0	8.8	5.0	1.5	0.5	3.1	2.9	8.2	20.9	.394	2.7	8.0	.344	3.0	4.0	.741
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	7	46.1	25.9	4.4	11.4	15.9	3.0	0.7	2.1	-	3.3	10.9	20.4	.531	-	-	-	4.1	5.9	.707
Antoine Walker	16	43.9	22.1	1.4	7.2	8.6	3.3	1.5	0.4	3.4	3.5	8.2	19.9	.411	2.6	6.8	.385	3.1	4.0	.781

Season 7
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1974-75	2002-03
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	42.3	23.0	2.7	9.5	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	-	2.9	9.0	20.3	.443	-	-	-	5.0	6.5	.766
Antoine Walker	78	41.5	20.1	1.3	5.9	7.2	4.8	1.5	0.4	3.3	2.8	7.7	19.9	.388	2.4	7.5	.323	2.3	3.7	.615
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	17	44.2	25.5	2.7	8.2	10.9	2.2	1.5	2.3	-	4.1	10.2	21.9	.468	-	-	-	5.1	7.5	.677
Antoine Walker	10	43.9	17.3	2.0	6.7	8.7	4.3	1.7	0.4	3.7	4.4	7.3	17.6	.415	1.6	4.5	.356	1.1	2.2	.500

Season 8
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1975-76	2003-04
Team	Washington Bullets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	80	37.2	19.8	2.6	8.4	11.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	-	3.7	8.1	17.3	.470	-	-	-	3.6	5.7	.628
Antoine Walker	82	34.6	14.0	2.4	5.9	8.3	4.5	0.8	0.8	2.5	2.6	5.9	13.8	.428	1.0	3.7	.269	1.3	2.3	.554
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	7	43.6	20.0	2.3	10.3	12.6	1.4	0.7	4.0	-	3.4	7.7	17.4	.443	-	-	-	4.6	7.9	.582
Antoine Walker	5	28.0	9.8	4.6	5.4	10.0	2.4	1.2	0.6	1.8	2.6	4.4	12.2	.361	0.2	2.0	.100	0.8	1.4	.571

Season 9
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1976-77	2004-05
Team	Washington Bullets	Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	41.0	23.7	3.5	9.0	12.5	1.9	1.1	2.7	-	3.8	9.3	18.5	.501	-	-	-	5.1	7.5	.687
Antoine Walker	77	38.4	19.1	2.4	6.7	9.0	3.4	1.2	0.8	3.3	2.8	7.5	17.9	.422	1.4	4.4	.323	2.6	4.8	.539
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	9	45.0	21.0	3.2	10.3	13.6	1.9	1.1	2.4	-	4.3	8.2	19.2	.428	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.695
Antoine Walker	6	37.3	16.7	2.7	4.7	7.3	2.3	1.2	1.0	3.0	3.2	7.2	17.3	.413	1.2	3.2	.368	1.2	1.8	.636

Season 10
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1977-78	2005-06
Team	Washington Bullets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	81	40.1	19.7	4.1	9.1	13.3	1.8	1.2	2.0	2.8	3.9	7.9	17.4	.451	-	-	-	4.0	6.3	.634
Antoine Walker	82	26.8	12.2	1.3	3.9	5.1	2.0	0.6	0.4	1.8	2.3	4.8	11.0	.435	1.7	4.7	.358	1.0	1.6	.628
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	21	41.3	21.8	4.9	8.4	13.3	2.0	1.5	2.5	2.8	4.1	9.0	18.3	.491	-	-	-	3.8	6.3	.594
Antoine Walker	23	37.5	13.3	0.7	4.9	5.6	2.4	1.0	0.3	2.0	3.0	5.0	12.3	.403	2.1	6.4	.324	1.3	2.3	.574

Season 11
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1978-79	2006-07
Team	Washington Bullets	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	82	37.9	21.8	3.8	8.3	12.1	1.7	0.9	2.3	2.9	3.8	8.8	18.0	.487	-	-	-	4.3	6.5	.654
Antoine Walker	78	23.3	8.5	1.2	3.2	4.3	1.7	0.6	0.2	1.8	2.2	3.4	8.6	.397	1.1	3.9	.275	0.6	1.3	.438
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	19	41.4	22.5	4.9	9.1	14.0	2.0	0.9	2.7	2.9	4.2	8.9	20.8	.429	-	-	-	4.6	6.8	.669
Antoine Walker	4	23.0	11.8	0.5	1.8	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.8	3.8	9.3	.405	2.0	4.0	.500	2.3	2.8	.818

Season 12
	Elvin Hayes	Antoine Walker
Season	1979-80	2007-08
Team	Washington Bullets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	81	39.3	23.0	3.3	7.7	11.1	1.6	0.8	2.3	2.7	3.8	9.4	20.7	.454	0.0	0.2	.231	4.1	5.9	.699
Antoine Walker	46	19.4	8.0	1.2	2.4	3.7	1.0	0.7	0.2	1.0	1.7	3.0	8.2	.363	1.3	4.1	.324	0.8	1.4	.530
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	2	46.0	20.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	8.0	20.5	.390	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.0	.800
Antoine Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-