Franklin Edwards vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Franklin Edwards 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

Franklin Edwards

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Franklin Edwards: 1981-82 to 1987-88
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Franklin Edwards 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Franklin Edwards 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Franklin Edwards 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 6.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 2.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 1,802 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 300 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 774 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 249 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 21 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Franklin Edwards 296 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .449 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards .030 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .795 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 9.0 (1986) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.3 (1987) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 5.8 (1988) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.2 (1986) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 (1982) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 73 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 14 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 22 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 8 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Franklin Edwards 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .481 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards 1.000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .846 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.7 (1982) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 (1983) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.4 (1983) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 (1983) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 (1983) 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.