Bimbo Coles vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bimbo Coles 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

Bimbo Coles

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bimbo Coles: 1990-91 to 2003-04
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bimbo Coles 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bimbo Coles 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bimbo Coles 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 7.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 6,628 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 1,820 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 3,313 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 735 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 134 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 852 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .425 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .267 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .811 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 11.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.2 (1996) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 6.1 (1995) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.5 (1995) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1998) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 8.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bimbo Coles 92 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bimbo Coles 22 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bimbo Coles 25 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bimbo Coles 10 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bimbo Coles 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bimbo Coles 11 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bimbo Coles .525 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bimbo Coles .286 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bimbo Coles .788 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bimbo Coles 13.8 (1994) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bimbo Coles 2.8 (1994) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bimbo Coles 3.4 (1994) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bimbo Coles 1.4 (1994) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bimbo Coles 0.2 (1994) 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.