Keith Closs vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Keith Closs 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

Keith Closs

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - 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.