Bruce Brown vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bruce Brown 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

Bruce Brown

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Brown: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Brown 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Brown 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bruce Brown 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bruce Brown 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 8.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 3,705 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 1,765 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bruce Brown 1,033 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bruce Brown 384 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 213 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 416 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .481 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .337 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .764 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 11.5 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.4 (2021) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 4.0 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.7 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 10.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 4.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Brown 404 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bruce Brown 168 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bruce Brown 76 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bruce Brown 36 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bruce Brown 18 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bruce Brown 40 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Brown .510 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bruce Brown .310 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Brown .844 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Brown 14.0 (2022) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Brown 5.1 (2021) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bruce Brown 2.8 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bruce Brown 1.3 (2022) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Brown 0.8 (2022) 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.