Festus Ezeli vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Festus Ezeli 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

Festus Ezeli

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Festus Ezeli 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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.