Ben Coleman vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Ben Coleman 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

Ben Coleman

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Coleman: 1986-87 to 1993-94
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Ben Coleman 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Ben Coleman 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 6.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 4.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 1,494 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 928 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Ben Coleman 128 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Ben Coleman 94 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 99 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Ben Coleman 227 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .516 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman .759 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 8.5 (1988) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 5.0 (1988) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.9 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.6 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Coleman 14 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Ben Coleman 5 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Ben Coleman 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Ben Coleman 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Ben Coleman 3 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Coleman .750 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Ben Coleman - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Ben Coleman 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Coleman 4.7 (1989) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Coleman 1.7 (1989) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Ben Coleman 0.3 (1989) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Coleman 0.0 (1989) 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.