Gus Gerard vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Gus Gerard 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

Gus Gerard

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Gerard: 1976-77 to 1980-81
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Gus Gerard 5 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Gus Gerard 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Gus Gerard 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 5.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.5 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 1,607 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 719 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Gus Gerard 224 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Gus Gerard 151 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 135 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 280 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .436 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard .143 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .649 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 7.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 1.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 1.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 2.5 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Gerard 20 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Gus Gerard 16 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Gus Gerard 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Gus Gerard 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Gus Gerard 1 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Gus Gerard 8 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Gerard .421 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Gus Gerard - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Gus Gerard .500 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Gerard 3.3 (1980) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Gerard 2.7 (1980) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Gus Gerard 0.7 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Gerard 0.2 (1979) 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.