Reece Gaines vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Reece Gaines 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

Reece Gaines

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Reece Gaines: 2003-04 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Reece Gaines 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 1.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines 123 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines 53 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Reece Gaines 50 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Reece Gaines 17 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines 3 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 71 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines .324 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines .269 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines .606 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 2.0 (2005) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 1.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 1.1 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.3 (2004) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.1 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - 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.