Matt Barnes vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Matt Barnes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) 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.