Tom Hammonds vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Tom Hammonds 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

Tom Hammonds

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Hammonds: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Tom Hammonds 12 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Tom Hammonds 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 3,617 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 2,243 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 378 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 167 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 136 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 687 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .480 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .691 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 11.9 (1992) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 5.0 (1992) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 1.0 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.6 (1992) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 3.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 2.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Hammonds 69 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Tom Hammonds 44 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Tom Hammonds 5 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Tom Hammonds 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Tom Hammonds 3 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Tom Hammonds 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Hammonds .451 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Tom Hammonds - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Hammonds .719 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Hammonds 7.2 (1998) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Hammonds 4.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.4 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.0 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Hammonds 0.7 (1995) 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.