Jacob Gilyard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jacob Gilyard 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

Jacob Gilyard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jacob Gilyard: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jacob Gilyard 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 1.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard 176 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard 50 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard 144 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard 36 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard 5 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 42 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard .399 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard .403 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard 1.000 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 7.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.0 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - 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.