Darwin Cook vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Darwin Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.