Jack Givens vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jack Givens 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

Jack Givens

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Givens: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jack Givens 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jack Givens 2 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jack Givens 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 6.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.9 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 1,040 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 456 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jack Givens 142 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jack Givens 123 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jack Givens 36 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jack Givens 156 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .401 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens .000 * Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens .791 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 7.7 (1979) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 3.0 (1980) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 1.1 (1979) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 1.0 (1979) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.0 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 29 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 26 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jack Givens 6 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jack Givens 3 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jack Givens 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jack Givens 13 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .295 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens - * Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens 1.000 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.6 (1979) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.3 (1979) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 (1980) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 (1980) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 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.