Jalen Green vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jalen Green 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jalen Green: 2021-22 to 2024-25
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jalen Green 4 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jalen Green 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jalen Green 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Green 20.1 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 4.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 3.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.8 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Green 6,173 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jalen Green 1,310 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jalen Green 1,030 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jalen Green 240 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jalen Green 91 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jalen Green 307 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Green .422 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jalen Green .342 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Green .799 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Green 22.1 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 5.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 3.7 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.9 (2025) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Green 13.3 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 5.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 2.9 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Green 93 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jalen Green 38 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jalen Green 20 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jalen Green 4 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jalen Green 2 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jalen Green 7 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Green .372 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jalen Green .295 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Green .667 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Green 13.3 (2025) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Green 5.4 (2025) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jalen Green 2.9 (2025) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jalen Green 0.6 (2025) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Green 0.3 (2025) 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.