Elvin Hayes vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Jeremy Lin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Jeremy Lin 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Jeremy Lin 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.