Elvin Hayes vs. Cliff Levingston Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Levingston and Elvin Hayes 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

Elvin Hayes

vs.

Cliff Levingston

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Cliff Levingston: 1982-83 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Cliff Levingston 2

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Cliff Levingston 11

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Cliff Levingston 8

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Cliff Levingston 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Cliff Levingston 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Cliff Levingston 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Cliff Levingston 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Cliff Levingston 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Cliff Levingston 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Cliff Levingston 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Cliff Levingston 5.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Cliff Levingston 0.9

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Cliff Levingston 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Cliff Levingston 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Cliff Levingston 5,888

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Cliff Levingston 4,307

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Cliff Levingston 752

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Cliff Levingston 534

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Cliff Levingston 593

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Cliff Levingston 830

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Cliff Levingston .516

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Cliff Levingston .152

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Cliff Levingston .676

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Cliff Levingston 10.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Cliff Levingston 7.6 (1985)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Cliff Levingston 1.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Cliff Levingston 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Cliff Levingston 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Cliff Levingston 2.8

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Cliff Levingston 0.4

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Cliff Levingston 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Cliff Levingston 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Cliff Levingston 312

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Cliff Levingston 233

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Cliff Levingston 33

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Cliff Levingston 27

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Cliff Levingston 37

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Cliff Levingston 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Cliff Levingston .502

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Cliff Levingston .500

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Cliff Levingston .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Cliff Levingston 8.0 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Cliff Levingston 4.8 (1984)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Cliff Levingston 0.6 (1988)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Cliff Levingston 1.0 (1986)

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.