Greg Foster vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Greg Foster 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

Greg Foster

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Foster: 1990-91 to 2002-03
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Foster 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Greg Foster 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Greg Foster 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Greg Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Foster 3.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 2.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Foster 2,538 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Greg Foster 1,691 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Greg Foster 351 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Greg Foster 94 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Greg Foster 194 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Greg Foster 656 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Foster .440 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Greg Foster .225 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Foster .748 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Foster 5.7 (1998) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 3.5 (2003) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.7 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 (1991) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.4 (1991) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Foster 3.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 2.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Foster 233 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Greg Foster 156 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Greg Foster 20 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Greg Foster 8 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Greg Foster 15 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Greg Foster 67 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Foster .425 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Greg Foster .333 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Greg Foster .784 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Foster 5.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Foster 3.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Greg Foster 0.6 (1997) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Greg Foster 0.2 (1997) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Foster 0.4 (1997) 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.