Duane Cooper vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

Duane Cooper

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Duane Cooper: 1992-93 to 1993-94
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Duane Cooper 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Duane Cooper 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.7 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 204 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 59 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Duane Cooper 178 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Duane Cooper 21 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 2 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Duane Cooper 88 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .402 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .216 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper .720 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 2.4 (1993) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 0.8 (1993) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 2.3 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.3 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Duane Cooper 2 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Duane Cooper 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Duane Cooper 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Duane Cooper 2 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Duane Cooper .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Duane Cooper - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Duane Cooper 1.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Duane Cooper 0.5 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (1993) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Duane Cooper 0.0 (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.