Elvin Hayes vs. Art Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Williams 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 Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Art Williams: 1967-68 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Art Williams 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Art Williams 7

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Art Williams 4

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Art Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Art Williams 0

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

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

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Art Williams 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Art Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Art Williams 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Art Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Art Williams 4.4

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Art Williams 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Art Williams 2,876

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Art Williams 1,700

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Art Williams 2,377

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Art Williams 44 *

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Art Williams 3 *

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Art Williams 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Art Williams .409

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Art Williams .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Art Williams 8.1 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Art Williams 4.6 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Art Williams 6.6 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Art Williams 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Art Williams 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Art Williams 2.4

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Art Williams 3.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Art Williams 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Art Williams 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Art Williams 167

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Art Williams 95

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Art Williams 135

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Art Williams 7 *

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Art Williams 0 *

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Art Williams 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Art Williams .417

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Art Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Art Williams .721

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Art Williams 5.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Art Williams 2.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Art Williams 5.3 (1969)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Art Williams 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Art Williams 0.0 (1974) *

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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.