Mario Bennett vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Mario Bennett 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

Mario Bennett

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mario Bennett: 1995-96 to 1999-00
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mario Bennett 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mario Bennett 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 269 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 182 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mario Bennett 24 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mario Bennett 31 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 22 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mario Bennett 68 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .534 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett .333 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett .511 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 4.5 (1996) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 2.8 (1998) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.6 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 1.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Bennett 8 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mario Bennett 9 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mario Bennett 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mario Bennett 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mario Bennett 6 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Bennett .500 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mario Bennett - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mario Bennett 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Bennett 2.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Bennett 1.5 (1998) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mario Bennett 0.0 (1998) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Bennett 0.3 (1998) 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.