Alex Caruso vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alex Caruso 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Elvin Hayes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Alex Caruso 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Alex Caruso 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.