Jim Ard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Ard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.