Bayard Forrest vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bayard Forrest 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

Bayard Forrest

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bayard Forrest 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bayard Forrest 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 569 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 565 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 296 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 52 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 71 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 139 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .449 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .509 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.9 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 24 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 29 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 11 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 15 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .579 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .200 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979) 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.