Buddy Boeheim vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Buddy Boeheim 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

Buddy Boeheim

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Boeheim: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Buddy Boeheim 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim 2.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Boeheim 50 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Buddy Boeheim 16 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Buddy Boeheim 7 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Buddy Boeheim 2 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Buddy Boeheim 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Buddy Boeheim 20 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Boeheim .250 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Buddy Boeheim .240 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Boeheim .833 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim 3.4 (2024) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim 1.0 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.2 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim 0.1 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Buddy Boeheim 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Buddy Boeheim - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Buddy Boeheim - 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.