Bud Grant vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Bud Grant 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

Bud Grant

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Grant: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Grant 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Bud Grant 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Bud Grant 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Bud Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bud Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Bud Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Bud Grant 0 * Elvin Hayes 2

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 * Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 249 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 115 * Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Bud Grant 90 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Bud Grant 96 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .318 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .590 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 2.6 (1950) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) * Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 1.2 (1951) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 * Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Grant 54 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Bud Grant 5 * Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Bud Grant 7 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Bud Grant 17 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Grant .393 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Bud Grant .588 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Grant 3.9 (1950) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) * Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Bud Grant 0.6 (1950) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Grant - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.