James Bouknight vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and James Bouknight 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

James Bouknight

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bouknight: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Bouknight 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bouknight 4.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight 1.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Bouknight 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Bouknight 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bouknight 383 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Bouknight 133 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Bouknight 73 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Bouknight 22 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Bouknight 7 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Bouknight 79 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bouknight .363 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Bouknight .335 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Bouknight .762 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bouknight 5.6 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight 2.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Bouknight 1.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Bouknight 0.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight 0.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Bouknight 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Bouknight - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Bouknight - 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.