Elvin Hayes vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Rusty LaRue 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Rusty LaRue 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.