Rod Foster vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Rod Foster 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

Rod Foster

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Foster: 1983-84 to 1985-86
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Rod Foster 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Rod Foster 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Rod Foster 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 7.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 1,562 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 258 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Rod Foster 479 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Rod Foster 137 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 10 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Rod Foster 207 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .440 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .298 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .768 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 8.8 (1985) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.5 (1984) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.5 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 (1985) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Foster 2.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 0.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Foster 49 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Rod Foster 16 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Rod Foster 25 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Rod Foster 10 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Rod Foster 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Rod Foster 19 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Foster .266 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Rod Foster .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Rod Foster .882 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Foster 6.7 (1985) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Foster 1.0 (1985) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Rod Foster 2.3 (1985) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Rod Foster 1.7 (1985) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Foster 0.1 (1984) 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.