Andre Drummond vs. Elvin Hayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Elvin Hayes and Andre Drummond, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Drummond played 12 years in the NBA, 4 less than Elvin Hayes, who played 16. Andre Drummond had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Elvin Hayes had his rookie season in 1968-69. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2012-13	1968-69
Team	Detroit Pistons	San Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	60	20.7	7.9	2.8	4.8	7.6	0.5	1.0	1.6	1.0	2.4	3.5	5.7	.608	0.0	0.0	.500	1.0	2.7	.371
Elvin Hayes	82	45.1	28.4	-	-	17.1	1.4	-	-	-	3.2	11.3	25.4	.447	-	-	-	5.7	9.1	.626
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	6	46.3	25.8	-	-	13.8	0.8	-	-	-	3.5	10.0	19.0	.526	-	-	-	5.8	8.8	.660

Season 2
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2013-14	1969-70
Team	Detroit Pistons	San Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.3	13.5	5.4	7.8	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	1.4	3.4	5.9	9.5	.623	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	4.0	.418
Elvin Hayes	82	44.7	27.5	-	-	16.9	2.0	-	-	-	3.3	11.1	24.6	.452	-	-	-	5.2	7.6	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2014-15	1970-71
Team	Detroit Pistons	San Diego Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	82	30.5	13.8	5.3	8.1	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	1.5	3.5	6.0	11.7	.514	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	4.5	.389
Elvin Hayes	82	44.3	28.7	-	-	16.6	2.3	-	-	-	2.7	11.6	27.0	.428	-	-	-	5.5	8.2	.672
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2015-16	1971-72
Team	Detroit Pistons	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	32.9	16.2	4.9	9.9	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.9	3.0	6.8	13.1	.521	0.0	0.1	.333	2.6	7.2	.355
Elvin Hayes	82	42.2	25.2	-	-	14.6	3.3	-	-	-	2.8	10.1	23.4	.434	-	-	-	4.9	7.5	.649
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	32.8	16.8	3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	2.0	7.0	13.5	.519	0.0	0.3	.000	2.8	8.5	.324
Elvin Hayes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2016-17	1972-73
Team	Detroit Pistons	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	81	29.7	13.6	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.9	2.9	6.0	11.2	.530	0.0	0.1	.286	1.7	4.4	.386
Elvin Hayes	81	41.3	21.2	-	-	14.5	1.6	-	-	-	2.9	8.8	19.8	.444	-	-	-	3.6	5.4	.671
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	5	45.6	25.8	-	-	11.4	1.0	-	-	-	3.2	10.6	21.0	.505	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.697

Season 6
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2017-18	1973-74
Team	Detroit Pistons	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	78	33.7	15.0	5.1	10.9	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	2.6	3.2	6.0	11.3	.529	0.0	0.1	.000	3.1	5.1	.605
Elvin Hayes	81	44.5	21.4	4.4	13.7	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	-	3.1	8.5	20.1	.423	-	-	-	4.4	6.1	.721
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	7	46.1	25.9	4.4	11.4	15.9	3.0	0.7	2.1	-	3.3	10.9	20.4	.531	-	-	-	4.1	5.9	.707

Season 7
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2018-19	1974-75
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	79	33.5	17.3	5.4	10.2	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	2.2	3.4	7.1	13.3	.533	0.1	0.5	.132	3.1	5.2	.590
Elvin Hayes	82	42.3	23.0	2.7	9.5	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	-	2.9	9.0	20.3	.443	-	-	-	5.0	6.5	.766
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	31.8	14.3	5.0	8.0	13.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	2.8	4.3	6.0	13.5	.444	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	5.3	.429
Elvin Hayes	17	44.2	25.5	2.7	8.2	10.9	2.2	1.5	2.3	-	4.1	10.2	21.9	.468	-	-	-	5.1	7.5	.677

Season 8
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2019-20	1975-76
Team	Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	57	32.9	17.7	4.4	10.8	15.2	2.7	1.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	7.3	13.8	.533	0.1	0.6	.143	3.0	5.2	.575
Elvin Hayes	80	37.2	19.8	2.6	8.4	11.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	-	3.7	8.1	17.3	.470	-	-	-	3.6	5.7	.628
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	7	43.6	20.0	2.3	10.3	12.6	1.4	0.7	4.0	-	3.4	7.7	17.4	.443	-	-	-	4.6	7.9	.582

Season 9
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2020-21	1976-77
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	46	27.0	14.9	3.6	8.4	12.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	2.7	3.2	6.1	12.4	.493	0.0	0.2	.000	2.7	4.5	.600
Elvin Hayes	82	41.0	23.7	3.5	9.0	12.5	1.9	1.1	2.7	-	3.8	9.3	18.5	.501	-	-	-	5.1	7.5	.687
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	5	21.0	9.0	3.8	7.2	11.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	2.2	2.4	3.8	6.4	.594	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.0	.700
Elvin Hayes	9	45.0	21.0	3.2	10.3	13.6	1.9	1.1	2.4	-	4.3	8.2	19.2	.428	-	-	-	4.6	6.6	.695

Season 10
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2021-22	1977-78
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	73	19.7	7.9	3.1	6.2	9.3	1.8	1.1	0.9	1.6	2.6	3.4	5.9	.570	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	2.2	.524
Elvin Hayes	81	40.1	19.7	4.1	9.1	13.3	1.8	1.2	2.0	2.8	3.9	7.9	17.4	.451	-	-	-	4.0	6.3	.634
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	4	15.0	3.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.5	3.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Elvin Hayes	21	41.3	21.8	4.9	8.4	13.3	2.0	1.5	2.5	2.8	4.1	9.0	18.3	.491	-	-	-	3.8	6.3	.594

Season 11
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2022-23	1978-79
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	67	12.7	6.0	2.1	4.6	6.6	0.5	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.7	2.5	4.1	.606	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.9	.536
Elvin Hayes	82	37.9	21.8	3.8	8.3	12.1	1.7	0.9	2.3	2.9	3.8	8.8	18.0	.487	-	-	-	4.3	6.5	.654
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	19	41.4	22.5	4.9	9.1	14.0	2.0	0.9	2.7	2.9	4.2	8.9	20.8	.429	-	-	-	4.6	6.8	.669

Season 12
	Andre Drummond	Elvin Hayes
Season	2023-24	1979-80
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	79	17.1	8.4	3.4	5.6	9.0	0.5	0.9	0.6	1.0	1.8	3.4	6.1	.556	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.8	.592
Elvin Hayes	81	39.3	23.0	3.3	7.7	11.1	1.6	0.8	2.3	2.7	3.8	9.4	20.7	.454	0.0	0.2	.231	4.1	5.9	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andre Drummond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elvin Hayes	2	46.0	20.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	8.0	20.5	.390	0.0	0.0	-	4.0	5.0	.800