Kobe Bufkin vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Kobe Bufkin 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

Kobe Bufkin

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bufkin: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Kobe Bufkin 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bufkin 4.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bufkin 1.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bufkin 1.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bufkin 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bufkin 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bufkin 81 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Kobe Bufkin 33 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Kobe Bufkin 27 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Kobe Bufkin 7 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bufkin 5 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Kobe Bufkin 17 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bufkin .370 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bufkin .225 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bufkin .500 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bufkin 4.8 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bufkin 1.9 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bufkin 1.6 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bufkin 0.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bufkin 0.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Kobe Bufkin 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bufkin - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bufkin - 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.