Cooper Flagg vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Cooper Flagg 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cooper Flagg: 2025-26 to 2025-26
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Cooper Flagg 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg 10 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg 10 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Cooper Flagg 1 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Cooper Flagg 1 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg .308 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg 1.000 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 (2026) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 10.0 (2026) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 (2026) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.0 (2026) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.0 (2026) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Cooper Flagg 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - 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.