Jeff Cook vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jeff Cook 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

Jeff Cook

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Cook: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jeff Cook 8 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jeff Cook 5 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jeff Cook 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 5.3 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 4.5 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.4 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 0.6 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.4 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cook 2,734 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jeff Cook 2,334 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jeff Cook 707 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jeff Cook 306 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jeff Cook 215 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jeff Cook 518 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cook .462 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cook .056 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cook .716 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 8.5 (1981) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 6.0 (1984) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 2.5 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 (1981) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.7 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 5.6 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 3.7 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 0.3 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Cook 167 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jeff Cook 111 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jeff Cook 31 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jeff Cook 12 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jeff Cook 10 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jeff Cook 30 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Cook .509 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jeff Cook .500 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Cook .757 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Cook 9.3 (1981) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Cook 6.7 (1981) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jeff Cook 1.6 (1981) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jeff Cook 1.0 (1985) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Cook 1.2 (1985) 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.