Archie Clark vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Archie Clark 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

Archie Clark

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Archie Clark: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Archie Clark 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Archie Clark 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Archie Clark 10 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Archie Clark 2 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Archie Clark 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 1 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Archie Clark 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Archie Clark 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Archie Clark 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 16.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.1 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 11,819 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 2,427 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Archie Clark 3,498 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Archie Clark 231 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 15 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Archie Clark 725 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .480 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .769 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 25.2 (1972) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.8 (1971) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 8.0 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 1.4 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Archie Clark 15.8 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 3.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 4.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.0 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Archie Clark 1,125 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Archie Clark 229 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Archie Clark 297 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Archie Clark 17 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Archie Clark 1 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Archie Clark 71 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Archie Clark .454 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Archie Clark - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Archie Clark .772 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Archie Clark 26.7 (1972) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Archie Clark 4.3 (1967) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Archie Clark 7.8 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Archie Clark 0.7 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Archie Clark 0.1 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.