Bob Bigelow vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bob Bigelow 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

Bob Bigelow

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Bigelow: 1975-76 to 1978-79
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bob Bigelow 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Bigelow 2.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Bigelow 1.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Bigelow 234 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bob Bigelow 111 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bob Bigelow 42 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bob Bigelow 19 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bob Bigelow 4 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bob Bigelow 94 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Bigelow .414 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bob Bigelow - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Bigelow .732 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Bigelow 2.9 (1979) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Bigelow 1.8 (1978) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.9 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.4 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Bigelow 0.1 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bob Bigelow 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bob Bigelow - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bob Bigelow - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Bigelow - 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.