Cleanthony Early vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Cleanthony Early 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

Cleanthony Early

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleanthony Early: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Cleanthony Early 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early 4.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early 2.2 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleanthony Early 241 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Cleanthony Early 123 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Cleanthony Early 42 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Cleanthony Early 26 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Cleanthony Early 15 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Cleanthony Early 56 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleanthony Early .346 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Cleanthony Early .263 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Cleanthony Early .750 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early 5.4 (2015) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early 2.5 (2015) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.9 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.6 (2015) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early 0.3 (2015) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Cleanthony Early 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Cleanthony Early - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cleanthony Early - 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.