Jim Eakins vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Jim Eakins 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

Jim Eakins

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.