Zylan Cheatham vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Zylan Cheatham 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

Zylan Cheatham

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zylan Cheatham: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Zylan Cheatham 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 1.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham 12 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham 9 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham 3 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham 1 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 5 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham .500 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham 3.0 (2020) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham 2.3 (2020) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham 0.3 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Zylan Cheatham 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Zylan Cheatham - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Zylan Cheatham - 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.