David Benoit vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and David Benoit 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

David Benoit

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Benoit: 1991-92 to 2000-01
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons David Benoit 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played David Benoit 6 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader David Benoit 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Benoit 7.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 4.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game David Benoit 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Benoit 3,455 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds David Benoit 1,983 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists David Benoit 287 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals David Benoit 216 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks David Benoit 246 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games David Benoit 492 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Benoit .438 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage David Benoit .319 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage David Benoit .795 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Benoit 10.4 (1995) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 5.2 (1995) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Benoit 1.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.6 (1995) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.7 (1994) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Benoit 7.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 3.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game David Benoit 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Benoit 410 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds David Benoit 213 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists David Benoit 34 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals David Benoit 19 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks David Benoit 31 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games David Benoit 57 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Benoit .415 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage David Benoit .392 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage David Benoit .757 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Benoit 11.8 (1995) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game David Benoit 5.6 (1995) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game David Benoit 1.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game David Benoit 0.6 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game David Benoit 1.2 (1993) 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.