Elvin Hayes vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 David Lee 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 David Lee 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 David Lee 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * David Lee 625

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * David Lee 329

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 David Lee 189

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 David Lee 43

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * David Lee 14

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * David Lee 8

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * David Lee 0.3 (2017)

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.