Elvin Hayes vs. Joe Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Smith and Elvin Hayes, 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.
Elvin Hayes and Joe Smith both played 16 years in the NBA. Elvin Hayes had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Joe Smith had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Elvin Hayes |
16 |
10 |
1968-69 to 1983-84 |
Joe Smith |
16 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2010-11 |
|
Season 2 |
|
Elvin Hayes |
Joe Smith |
Season |
1969-70 | 1996-97 |
Team |
San Diego Rockets | Golden State Warriors |
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 |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
44.7 |
27.5 |
- |
- |
16.9 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
11.1 |
24.6 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
7.6 |
.688 |
Joe Smith |
80 |
38.6 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Season 3 |
|
Elvin Hayes |
Joe Smith |
Season |
1970-71 | 1997-98 |
Team |
San Diego Rockets | Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers |
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 |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
44.3 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
16.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
11.6 |
27.0 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
8.2 |
.672 |
Joe Smith |
79 |
29.7 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.775 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
42.2 |
25.2 |
- |
- |
14.6 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
10.1 |
23.4 |
.434 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
7.5 |
.649 |
Joe Smith |
43 |
33.0 |
13.7 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
4 |
30.0 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
.297 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
41.3 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.671 |
Joe Smith |
78 |
25.3 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
5 |
45.6 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
11.4 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
10.6 |
21.0 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.6 |
.697 |
Joe Smith |
4 |
19.8 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
69 |
28.1 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
.403 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
72 |
26.7 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.667 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
3 |
14.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
54 |
20.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
8.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
76 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
35.4 |
13.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
11.0 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.923 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
74 |
30.6 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
44 |
20.2 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
5 |
21.2 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
65 |
23.1 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
36.2 |
17.8 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
7.2 |
16.0 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
.617 |
Joe Smith |
77 |
22.4 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
13 |
20.2 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.636 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
82 |
37.0 |
16.1 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
.472 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
.664 |
Joe Smith |
57 |
19.3 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.720 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
3 |
41.3 |
14.0 |
2.3 |
7.7 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
5.7 |
16.7 |
.340 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
5.0 |
.533 |
Joe Smith |
13 |
16.8 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.460 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.600 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.793 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
28.4 |
12.9 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
11.0 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
.683 |
Joe Smith |
64 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.399 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.813 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
81 |
12.3 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.406 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.652 |
Joe Smith |
16 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.188 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elvin Hayes |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |