Ira Bowman vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) 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.