Travis Best vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Travis Best 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.