Fred Cofield vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Fred Cofield 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

Fred Cofield

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Cofield: 1985-86 to 1986-87
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Fred Cofield 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Cofield 3.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Cofield 169 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Fred Cofield 51 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Fred Cofield 86 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Fred Cofield 22 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Fred Cofield 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Fred Cofield 50 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Cofield .395 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Fred Cofield .188 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Cofield .600 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Cofield 3.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield 1.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield 1.8 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield 0.4 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield 0.1 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Fred Cofield 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Fred Cofield - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Cofield - 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.