Elvin Hayes vs. Tremont Waters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tremont Waters 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.

Tremont Waters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84
Tremont Waters: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elvin Hayes 1 Tremont Waters 0

NBA Seasons Elvin Hayes 16 Tremont Waters 3

Playoffs Played Elvin Hayes 10 Tremont Waters 2

All-Star Games Elvin Hayes 12 Tremont Waters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elvin Hayes 3 Tremont Waters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 6 Tremont Waters 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elvin Hayes 2 Tremont Waters 0

Scoring Leader Elvin Hayes 1 Tremont Waters 0

Rebounds Leader Elvin Hayes 2 Tremont Waters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 21.0 Tremont Waters 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 12.5 Tremont Waters 0.9

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.8 Tremont Waters 2.1

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.0 * Tremont Waters 0.8

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.0 * Tremont Waters 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 27,313 Tremont Waters 149

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 16,279 Tremont Waters 37

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 2,398 Tremont Waters 85

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 864 * Tremont Waters 30

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 1,771 * Tremont Waters 3

Total Games Elvin Hayes 1,303 Tremont Waters 40

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .452 Tremont Waters .354

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes .147 * Tremont Waters .296

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .670 Tremont Waters .960

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971) Tremont Waters 3.8 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974) Tremont Waters 1.3 (2022)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972) Tremont Waters 2.4 (2021)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) * Tremont Waters 1.7 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) * Tremont Waters 0.2 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 22.9 Tremont Waters 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 13.0 Tremont Waters 0.3

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.9 Tremont Waters 0.8

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.1 * Tremont Waters 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 2.6 * Tremont Waters 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Elvin Hayes 2,194 Tremont Waters 4

Total Rebounds Elvin Hayes 1,244 Tremont Waters 1

Total Assists Elvin Hayes 185 Tremont Waters 3

Total Steals Elvin Hayes 97 * Tremont Waters 1

Total Blocks Elvin Hayes 222 * Tremont Waters 0

Total Games Elvin Hayes 96 Tremont Waters 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elvin Hayes .464 Tremont Waters .200

3-Point Percentage Elvin Hayes - * Tremont Waters .000

Free Throw Percentage Elvin Hayes .652 Tremont Waters .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974) Tremont Waters 1.3 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974) Tremont Waters 1.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980) Tremont Waters 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) * Tremont Waters 0.3 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) * Tremont Waters 0.0 (2021)

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.