Fred Carter vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Fred Carter 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.