Shaq Buchanan vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Shaq Buchanan 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

Shaq Buchanan

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaq Buchanan: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Shaq Buchanan 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaq Buchanan 2 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Shaq Buchanan 2 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Shaq Buchanan 2 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Shaq Buchanan 1 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Shaq Buchanan 2 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaq Buchanan .250 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Shaq Buchanan .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.5 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Shaq Buchanan 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan - 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.