Elvin Hayes vs. Art Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Long 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.

Art Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Art Long: 2000-01 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Art Long 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Art Long 3

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Art Long 0

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Art Long 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Art Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Art Long 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Art Long 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Art Long 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Art Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Art Long 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Art Long 3.3

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Art Long 0.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Art Long 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Art Long 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Art Long 345

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Art Long 319

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Art Long 48

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Art Long 27

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Art Long 42

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Art Long 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Art Long .458

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Art Long .667

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Art Long .485

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Art Long 4.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Art Long 4.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Art Long 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Art Long 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Art Long 0.4 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Art Long -

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Art Long -

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Art Long -

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Art Long -

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Art Long -

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Art Long -

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Art Long -

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Art Long -

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Art Long 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Art Long -

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Art Long -

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Art Long -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Art Long -

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Art Long -

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Art Long -

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Art Long -

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Art Long -

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.