Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Elvin Hayes 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elvin Hayes 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Elvin Hayes 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Elvin Hayes 2

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Elvin Hayes 0 *

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Elvin Hayes 2

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Elvin Hayes 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.