Rasual Butler vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rasual Butler 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) 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.