Butch Beard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Butch Beard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Butch Beard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.