Elvin Hayes vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Juwan Howard 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.

Juwan Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Juwan Howard 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Juwan Howard 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Juwan Howard 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Juwan Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Juwan Howard 312

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Juwan Howard 8

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Juwan Howard .393

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)

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.