Charlie Criss vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Charlie Criss 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

Charlie Criss

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Charlie Criss 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Charlie Criss 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Charlie Criss 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 8.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 3.2 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 3,534 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 592 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Charlie Criss 1,335 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Charlie Criss 366 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 21 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 418 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .432 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .179 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .831 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 7.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.1 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 2.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 177 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 28 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Charlie Criss 53 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Charlie Criss 22 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 25 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .452 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .250 * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .898 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.5 (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.