Elvin Hayes vs. Alex Poythress Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Poythress and Elvin Hayes 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

Elvin Hayes

vs.

Alex Poythress

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Alex Poythress 3

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Alex Poythress 0

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Alex Poythress 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Alex Poythress 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Alex Poythress 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Alex Poythress 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Alex Poythress 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Alex Poythress 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Alex Poythress 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Alex Poythress 2.3

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Alex Poythress 0.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Alex Poythress 0.2

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Alex Poythress 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Alex Poythress 197

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Alex Poythress 122

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Alex Poythress 24

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Alex Poythress 10

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Alex Poythress 13

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Alex Poythress 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Alex Poythress .472

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Alex Poythress .358

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Alex Poythress .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Alex Poythress -

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Alex Poythress -

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Alex Poythress -

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Alex Poythress -

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Alex Poythress -

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Alex Poythress -

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Alex Poythress 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Alex Poythress -

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Alex Poythress -

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Alex Poythress -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Alex Poythress -

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Alex Poythress -

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Alex Poythress -

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Alex Poythress -

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Alex Poythress -

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.