Sterling Brown vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Sterling Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (2019) 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.