Gary Grant vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

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

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Grant: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gary Grant 13 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gary Grant 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gary Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 3

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

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

Scoring Leader Gary Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gary Grant 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 7.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 2.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 5.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 4,368 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 1,283 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gary Grant 3,013 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gary Grant 821 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 69 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gary Grant 552 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .450 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .278 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .776 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 13.1 (1990) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 4.4 (1990) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 10.0 (1990) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 2.5 (1990) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 (1992) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Grant 3.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 0.8 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 2.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Grant 55 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gary Grant 14 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gary Grant 49 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gary Grant 8 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gary Grant 3 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gary Grant 17 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Grant .364 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gary Grant .333 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gary Grant .667 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Grant 6.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Grant 3.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gary Grant 4.6 (1993) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gary Grant 1.0 (1996) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Grant 0.4 (1992) 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.