Jabari Bird vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.