Elvin Hayes vs. Xavier McDaniel Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Xavier McDaniel 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 Xavier McDaniel, who played 12. Elvin Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Xavier McDaniel had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1968-69	1985-86
Team	San Diego Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
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
Xavier McDaniel	82	33.0	17.1	3.7	4.2	8.0	2.4	1.2	0.5	3.0	3.7	7.0	14.3	.490	0.0	0.1	.200	3.0	4.4	.687
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
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1969-70	1986-87
Team	San Diego Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	82	44.7	27.5	-	-	16.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	11.1	24.6	.452	-	-	-	5.2	7.6	.688
Xavier McDaniel	82	37.0	23.0	4.1	4.5	8.6	2.5	1.4	0.6	2.9	3.7	9.8	19.3	.509	0.0	0.2	.214	3.4	4.8	.696
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier McDaniel	14	37.7	20.3	3.7	4.6	8.4	3.0	1.5	0.6	3.0	4.5	8.9	18.1	.488	0.1	0.7	.200	2.4	4.0	.607

Season 3
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1970-71	1987-88
Team	San Diego Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics 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	82	44.3	28.7	-	-	16.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	11.6	27.0	.428	-	-	-	5.5	8.2	.672
Xavier McDaniel	78	34.7	21.4	2.6	4.0	6.6	3.4	1.2	0.7	2.9	2.9	8.8	18.0	.488	0.2	0.6	.280	3.6	5.0	.715
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier McDaniel	5	36.0	21.2	2.8	6.8	9.6	5.0	0.6	0.2	2.2	3.0	9.0	16.2	.556	0.8	1.6	.500	2.4	4.8	.500

Season 4
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1971-72	1988-89
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Supersonics Lost West 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	42.2	25.2	-	-	14.6	3.3	-	-	-	2.8	10.1	23.4	.434	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.649
Xavier McDaniel	82	29.1	20.5	2.2	3.1	5.3	1.6	1.0	0.5	2.6	2.8	8.3	16.9	.489	0.1	0.4	.306	3.8	5.2	.732
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier McDaniel	8	35.1	18.8	3.0	5.4	8.4	2.8	0.3	0.6	2.8	3.8	7.3	18.0	.403	0.4	1.1	.333	3.9	5.1	.756

Season 5
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1972-73	1989-90
Team	Baltimore Bullets	Seattle Supersonics
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
Xavier McDaniel	69	35.2	21.3	2.4	4.1	6.5	2.5	1.1	0.5	2.7	3.3	8.9	17.9	.496	0.1	0.2	.294	3.5	4.8	.733
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
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1973-74	1990-91
Team	Capital Bullets	Seattle Supersonics, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis	Suns 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	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
Xavier McDaniel	81	32.5	17.0	2.1	4.7	6.9	2.3	0.9	0.6	2.3	3.3	7.3	14.6	.497	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.723
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
Xavier McDaniel	4	25.3	9.5	1.0	2.8	3.8	1.3	0.0	0.5	2.5	2.5	4.3	10.3	.415	0.0	0.3	.000	1.0	1.5	.667

Season 7
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1974-75	1991-92
Team	Washington Bullets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	Knicks 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
Xavier McDaniel	82	28.6	13.7	2.1	3.5	5.6	1.8	0.7	0.3	1.8	2.9	6.0	12.5	.478	0.1	0.5	.308	1.7	2.3	.714
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
Xavier McDaniel	12	38.2	18.8	3.6	3.6	7.2	1.9	0.8	0.2	2.3	2.8	7.8	16.4	.477	0.2	0.7	.250	3.0	4.1	.735

Season 8
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1975-76	1992-93
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second 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	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
Xavier McDaniel	82	27.0	13.5	2.0	3.9	6.0	2.0	0.9	0.6	2.1	3.0	5.6	11.3	.495	0.1	0.3	.273	2.3	2.9	.793
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
Xavier McDaniel	4	31.5	12.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	2.3	0.3	0.8	1.8	4.0	5.5	13.3	.415	0.0	0.5	.000	1.5	2.3	.667

Season 9
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1976-77	1993-94
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First 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	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
Xavier McDaniel	82	24.0	11.3	1.7	3.1	4.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	1.4	2.4	4.7	10.2	.461	0.1	0.5	.244	1.8	2.6	.676
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
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1977-78	1994-95
Team	Washington Bullets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Xavier McDaniel	68	21.0	8.6	1.4	3.0	4.4	1.6	0.4	0.3	1.3	2.1	3.6	8.0	.451	0.1	0.3	.286	1.3	1.8	.712
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
Xavier McDaniel	4	14.8	3.3	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.3	1.3	4.3	.294	0.0	0.3	.000	0.8	1.0	.750

Note: Xavier McDaniel didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 11
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1978-79	1996-97
Team	Washington Bullets	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bullets Lost NBA Finals	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	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
Xavier McDaniel	62	18.9	5.6	2.0	3.1	5.1	1.0	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.3	2.2	5.7	.389	0.1	0.4	.200	1.0	1.4	.730
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
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 12
	Elvin Hayes	Xavier McDaniel
Season	1979-80	1997-98
Team	Washington Bullets	New Jersey Nets
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
Xavier McDaniel	20	9.0	1.3	0.6	1.0	1.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.2	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.4	.625
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
Xavier McDaniel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-