Nicolas Claxton vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Nicolas Claxton 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

Nicolas Claxton

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Nicolas Claxton 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Nicolas Claxton 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Nicolas Claxton 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 7.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.8 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 2,490 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 1,882 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 378 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 159 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 434 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 241 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .661 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton .158 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .544 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 5.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 4.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 114 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 90 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 19 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 10 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 28 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 20 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .654 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .343 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022) 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.