Gary Forbes vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) 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.