Boris Diaw vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Boris Diaw 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

Boris Diaw

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Boris Diaw: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Boris Diaw 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Boris Diaw 14 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Boris Diaw 10 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Boris Diaw 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 8.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 4.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 3.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boris Diaw 9,139 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Boris Diaw 4,634 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Boris Diaw 3,684 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Boris Diaw 648 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Boris Diaw 510 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Boris Diaw 1,064 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boris Diaw .493 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Boris Diaw .336 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Boris Diaw .717 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 13.3 (2006) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 6.9 (2006) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 6.2 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.9 (2011) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 1.0 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 9.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 4.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 3.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boris Diaw 1,097 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Boris Diaw 520 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Boris Diaw 382 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Boris Diaw 72 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Boris Diaw 52 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Boris Diaw 119 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boris Diaw .504 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Boris Diaw .336 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Boris Diaw .736 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 18.7 (2006) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 6.7 (2006) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 5.2 (2006) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.9 (2006) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 1.1 (2006) 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.