Quentin Grimes vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Quentin Grimes 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

Quentin Grimes

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Quentin Grimes: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Quentin Grimes 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Quentin Grimes 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Quentin Grimes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 8.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Grimes 1,433 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Quentin Grimes 423 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Quentin Grimes 260 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Quentin Grimes 113 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Quentin Grimes 44 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Quentin Grimes 168 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Grimes .428 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Quentin Grimes .371 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Grimes .772 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 11.3 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 3.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.7 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 5.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Quentin Grimes 46 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Quentin Grimes 25 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Quentin Grimes 13 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Quentin Grimes 9 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Quentin Grimes 5 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Quentin Grimes 9 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Quentin Grimes .304 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Quentin Grimes .243 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Quentin Grimes .818 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Quentin Grimes 5.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Quentin Grimes 2.8 (2023) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Quentin Grimes 1.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Quentin Grimes 0.6 (2023) 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.