James Ennis III vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and James Ennis III 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

James Ennis III

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ennis III: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons James Ennis III 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played James Ennis III 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader James Ennis III 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ennis III 6.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 3.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 0.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 2,629 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 1,306 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists James Ennis III 373 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals James Ennis III 244 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 113 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games James Ennis III 395 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .457 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .360 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .797 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.4 (2021) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.0 (2021) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.5 (2021) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.8 (2021) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2019) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ennis III 7.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 4.4 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.1 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ennis III 168 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds James Ennis III 96 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists James Ennis III 25 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals James Ennis III 14 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks James Ennis III 7 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games James Ennis III 22 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ennis III .431 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage James Ennis III .284 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage James Ennis III .738 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ennis III 8.3 (2017) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game James Ennis III 5.8 (2020) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Ennis III 1.2 (2020) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Ennis III 1.0 (2020) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Ennis III 0.4 (2020) 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.