Jamal Cain vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jamal Cain 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

Jamal Cain

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Cain: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jamal Cain 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 4.4 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.1 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain 195 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain 89 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jamal Cain 22 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jamal Cain 21 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jamal Cain 6 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jamal Cain 44 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain .490 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain .353 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain .778 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain 5.4 (2023) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain 2.9 (2023) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain 0.7 (2023) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain 0.6 (2023) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain 0.2 (2024) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jamal Cain 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jamal Cain - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Cain - 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.